Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Common App Direct Admissions Program 2024-25 proactively offers admissions to first-generation, low, middle-income students. Dr. Jenny Rickard, CEO, aims to increase postsecondary opportunities, change college narrative from scarcity to opportunity. Program includes 116 colleges, universities across 34 states, provides resources to counselors, families. Reached 400,000+ students in 2023-24, expects more reach in 2024-25, aims to close postsecondary attainment equity gap by 2030.