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Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a 4-year university

  • Written by Xueli Wang, Professor of Higher Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
imageAn incoming student and family members tour the campus at California State University, Fullerton, in August. Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Elizabeth has always wanted to be a doctor. While a high school senior, she was hoping to achieve her dream through attending the state’s main university campus, but she was put on a...

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