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Academics and Athletics At Michigan
A psychology professor at the University of Michigan taught at least 294 independent study courses during a three-year period, 85 percent of his time was spent with athletes. Those athletes coming close to losing academic eligibility were sent to study with John Hagen.
Tags: GPA; grade point average; curriculum; transcripts; NCAA; professors; degree; studies;
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The Cream of Every Crop
Texas Observer examines the advantages and disadvantages of the higher education "top ten percent plan" adopted by the state legislature. The plan gives high-school students in the top ten percent of their classes an opportunity to go to college disregarding their SAT scores. The story looks at an academic comparison among students on the percent plan and those accepted on the basis of their test performance, and finds that their average GPA is similar. The author finds that the plan has helped diversify higher education, but does not have the potential to solve the educational inequity at the high school level.
Tags: affirmative action; higher education; universities; colleges; University of Texas; schools; low income; poverty; Hispanic; Latinos; African-Americans; tests; scores; SAT; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board