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Page 2, THE HILLTOPPER, August 29, 1975
SEU Grant To Aid Underachievers
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“Unless we couple access with learning designed
to fit the needs of new students, we perpetuate
the myth of equality rather than provide it.”
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The HILLTOPPER is published bi-weekly by the students of St.
Edward’s University. The opinions expressed are either those of the Staff
or of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect those of the
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low-achieving students.
The 15-month.project will
analyze specific programs
within ten institutions with
open and selective admis-
sions programs and de-
scribe how these programs
aid students who would
otherwise find it difficult
learning at the college level.
Evaluations of each pro-
gram will be followed by
reports to practitioners in
similar institutions facing
similar problems.
St. Edward's was one of
eleven institutions chosen
from among 226 institutions
which applied to the Fund
to participate in the special
program. It is the only
small, private school of the
institutions selected.
St. Edward's was chosen
on the basis of its success
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St. Edward's University is
one of eleven recipients of
grants totaling more than
$330,000 from the U.S.
Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, to
assist students having
difficulties learning at the
college level.
The grants were awarded
by the Fund for the
Improvement of Post Sec-
ondary Education to a
consortium of colleges
trying to meet successfully
the challenges of open
admissions programs by
providing education pro-
grams for more than 8,000
"We now know that
merely providing access will
not guarantee equal educa-
tion opportunities. Unless
we couple access with
learning designed to fit the
needs of new students, we
perpetuate the myth of
equality rather than provide
it."
Smith said the consorti-
um was unique in that it
was bringing together
under the auspices of a
Federal agency both public
and private institutions
committed to helping low
achievers.
"Through their combined
efforts, we should learn
what works best for
particular students in var-
ious settings," she said.
Eugene Binder, project
director for the new
research grant, said the
program would attempt to
learn whether there were
better ways of assessing
students' abilities than
methods used in the past.
"We'll be trying to
determine what's fair in our
criteria for admissions
based on particular popula-
tions of students."
"We'll also be looking
into special programs such
as counseling and tutorial
services. All institutions
have these programs, but
so far we have nothing to
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Gene Binder
with the College Assistance
Migrant Program and
support systems for stu-
dents including its counsel-
ing program, tutorial ser-
vices and special assistance
programs.
Virginia B. Smith, Direc-
tor of the Fund for the
Improvement of Post Sec-
ondary Education, said the
consortium was created to
find solutions to one of the
most important problems
facing higher education in
the 1970's.
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prove the effectiveness of
these services."
Binder said the grant was
significant because it
marked the first time St.
Edward's had received
funds for pure research. He
said all the universities and
colleges selected for parti-
cipation in the consortium
were successful in meeting
needs of a particular
segment of the college
population. "All were
successful innovative pro-
grams that changed the
abilities of students to
perform in the higher
education setting."
The College Assistance
Migrant Program (CAMP)
at St. Edward's is directed
to fulfilling the needs of
freshman students whose
families are impoverished
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Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1975, newspaper, August 29, 1975; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1509978/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.