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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contributions. A leader of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, Johnson passed away in 2011. and this year is no different.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

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These statistics underscore the ongoing challenges in creating truly inclusive pathways to the legal profession," noted Dr. Tiffane Cochran, Vice President of Research at AccessLex Institute. Similarly, the percentage of entering law students receiving conditional scholarships reached its lowest point since 2011, at 19% of all matriculants.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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Since Apple introduced Siri, its voice-controlled software, in October 2011, consumers have begun normalizing interactions with narrow AI. Community Colleges Are Well Positioned Historically, equity and inclusion in higher education have been shaped by various legislation and milestones that improved learner access in America.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

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Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011). Belgrave, a psychology professor, vice president for inclusive excellence, and chief diversity officer at Virginia Commonwealth.

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Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College

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Their inclusion, their belonging, well-being and their ability to access and use campus basic needs, that for me was one of the really big takeaways.” That is a fact and we see it all the time with our own students when they return to community (P2CP began in 2011). There is not a one-size-fits-all model.”

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

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The data shows that, from 2011 through 2020, there was a 39% drop in Black male enrollment in colleges across the United States. This shift in focus requires a commitment to first generation college students, equity, and inclusion. This decline should be alarming and open our eyes to a deeper issue within our educational system.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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Therefore, we conducted empirical research to study the extent that anti-racist teachers can disrupt resegregation in special education , using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-2011. culturally relevant and sustaining teaching) and high-quality instruction (i.e., Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

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