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Howard Earns $90 Million DoD Contract, a First for an HBCU

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Howard had previously received a grant from the Department of Defense in 2020 of $7.5 HBCUs contain huge talent that today is not accessible to us,” she said. It's work that Howard is well-positioned to take on, with 15 doctoral students and two master’s-level students researching autonomous systems and machine learning.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

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The beauty of bell’s work was that it was so accessible, it was not contained in the academy,” said Malaklou. Eventually, they documented their experiences in a 2005 article, "Retaining Each Other: Narratives of Two African American Women in the Academy." I’ve seen a lot of shifts and changes,” said Fries-Britt. “I Turner Kelly agrees.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Panel Dives into Social Mobility

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Paul Glastris, the editor-in-chief of Washington Monthly , which introduced a ranking of colleges by social mobility in 2005, said that the new emphasis was really back to basics. A school might be offering access to a great many low-income students, but not graduating many of them.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs April 7, 2023 — by Terry Vaughan III The research will examine how TRIO programs can work with existing career services to provide comprehensive career support to learners.

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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

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Founded in 2005, KPromise gives graduates of the Kalamazoo Public School District scholarships that pay for up to 100% of tuition and fees at any public college or university in Michigan and to 15 private schools. Reducing the financial barriers to access doesn’t necessarily reduce the financial barriers to success,” said Dr. W.

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In Memoriam

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In 2024, the nation lost a number of individuals who were passionate for helping to ensure that higher education remained accessible and diverse. from Howard University; in 1989, she won a genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Christopher Edley Jr. While this is not an exhaustive list, we pause to remember some.