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HC CollegeCounseling

@MegMayo

Director of College Counseling at Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, MD

 Potomac, MD
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Joined July 2011
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Spelman College to receive $100 million, largest single donation to an HBCU nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/spel… via @nbcnews

Spelman College to receive $100 million, largest single donation to an HBCU

Billionaires Ronda Stryker and William Johnston will donate $100 million to the women’s college.

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A 'lost generation' of high school graduates skipped college

Significant numbers of the 2020 high school graduates who didn’t enroll in college immediately that year still have not found their way into higher education, a new report finds.

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Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni nytimes.com/2023/07/03/us/ha…
Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni (Published 2023)

Harvard’s Admissions Is Challenged for Favoring Children of Alumni (Published 2023)

After the Supreme Court banned race-conscious affirmative action, activists filed a complaint, saying legacy admissions helped students who are overwhelmingly rich and white.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Stayed Steady This Spring. It's Still 1 Million Students Below Pre-Pandemic Levels. chronicle.com/article/underg…
Undergraduate Enrollment Stayed Steady This Spring. It’s Still 1 Million Students Below Pre-Pande...

Undergraduate Enrollment Stayed Steady This Spring. It’s Still 1 Million Students Below Pre-Pande...

Community-college attendance, after seeing years of declines, is inching up.

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University systems fund paid internships for students

To capitalize on the benefits of paid internships, two university systems have created funds to support students who might not otherwise seek such opportunities.

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USC senior Sarah Sylvester surprised her class at graduation by revealing she's been behind their school mascot's mask for the past two years. She performed one last time at her graduation ceremony. @DavidMuir reports. abcn.ws/2XvP3JQ
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As #APExams continue this week, we want to shoutout the hardworking AP teachers who have helped students prepare for their future. Happy #APTeacherAppreciation Day!
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As Politicians Target Higher Ed's Diversity Efforts, HBCU Students Worry About Their Campuses chronicle.com/article/as-pol…

As Politicians Target Higher Ed’s Diversity Efforts, HBCU Students Worry About Their Campuses

If it becomes illegal for colleges to promote diversity and inclusion, students wonder, what does that mean for Black institutions?

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The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: Men latimes.com/california/story…
The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: Men

The latest group to get special attention from college admissions offices: Men

Men continue to bypass higher education, but the declines are steepest among Black men. California’s community college system is working to boost support through its African American Male Education...

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The cost of college room and board is rising even faster than tuition. It's driving students into even more debt. businessinsider.com/the-cost… via @businessinsider

The cost of college room and board is rising even faster than tuition. It's driving students into...

Many public colleges have been "starved of state support," forcing them to increase auxiliary costs, like how much students pay for their dorm rooms.

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Faculty Members Still Aren't Sure What to Make of ChatGPT chronicle.com/article/facult…
Faculty Members Still Aren’t Sure What to Make of ChatGPT

Faculty Members Still Aren’t Sure What to Make of ChatGPT

A survey of more than 900 professors found that the vast majority hadn’t developed artificial-intelligence guidelines for their classrooms.

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No one is talking about this one key strategy to help more female founders fastcompany.com/90614079/no-…

No one is talking about this one key strategy to help more female founders

By doubling down on investments and engagements with female founders, the world's largest organizations could succeed in abolishing the gender gap in entrepreneurship while accelerating economic...

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Marymount Eliminates Liberal Arts Degrees insidehighered.com/quicktake…
Marymount Eliminates Liberal Arts Degrees

Marymount Eliminates Liberal Arts Degrees

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Admissions numbers continue to show positive trends insidehighered.com/admission…

Admissions numbers continue to show positive trends

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Stanford hikes tuition by 7%. Will other institutions follow? insidehighered.com/news/2023…

Stanford hikes tuition by 7%. Will other institutions follow?

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Virginia aims to end outdated governance system insidehighered.com/news/2023…

Virginia aims to end outdated governance system

If passed, legislation in Virginia would provide Richard Bland College of William & Mary with its own board, breaking apart a 1960s governance system that leaders say is stuck in time.

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Report predicts a better year in admissions; another outlines challenges insidehighered.com/admission…

Report predicts a better year in admissions; another outlines challenges

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6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023 highereddive.com/news/6-coll… via @HigherEdDive
6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023

6 college admissions experts share their biggest predictions for 2023

A pending Supreme Court ruling on race-conscious admissions and other shifts like ChatGPT’s effects on application essays could upend the landscape.

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Should class participation be graded in college? insidehighered.com/news/2023…
Should class participation be graded in college?

Should class participation be graded in college?

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Holy Child Athletics@HolyChildTigers2 Jan 2023
The Tigers move into the top 20, ranked #17 headed into league play this week.🏀 🐯@HolyChildMD
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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TOP 20: @woodgrove_gbb, @HolyChildTigers and @GHS_GBB join the rankings. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…

Girls’ basketball Top 20: Woodgrove, Holy Child and Gainesville enter

Competitive holiday tournaments shook up several top teams' records ahead of 2023.

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