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New AQR report urges expanded college affordability and access; Elms College and nonprofit leaders back the plan
Summary
Speakers at an impromptu press conference presented an AQR report aimed at boosting college affordability, student persistence and access in Massachusetts. Elms College highlighted student demographics; Inspire called for a community of practice to align advising and support services.
An impromptu press conference presenting a new AQR report on higher education access in Massachusetts stressed expanding affordability, supporting degree completion and strengthening experiential learning, organizers said.
An Elms College representative, speaking at the event, said the college’s fall entering class is more demographically similar to community colleges than is typical for private institutions. "In the entering class for the fall freshmen, 51.4% of our students identify as…
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