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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

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has awarded a $100 million unrestricted grant to support the United Negro College Fund’s capital campaign. The grant is the largest unrestricted private grant UNCF has ever received, according to UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. The Lilly Endowment Inc. United Negro College Fund Inc.

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

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Department of Energy and the State of Michigan have announced a collective award of cash incentives and grants totaling $75 million to build workforce development for Nel Hydrogen’s new factory to be built in Plymouth, Michigan.

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Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

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The prison education program as a whole has had more than 400 students since 2022, composing a mix of both incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people and Marquette undergrads, though the program’s origins stretch back to 2015, Wheelock said. It is collaborating with UW-Madison’s own prison education program towards that aim.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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“As institutions across the United States strive to support and sustain their workforce and provide high-quality resources to students, this is a pivotal time for collaboration”, she continued. “As Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role.

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Mālama Pono: Rebellious Teacher Preparation Through Hānai Pedagogy

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Today, there are only 2,000 native speakers , but a 2015 Hawaii State Data Center census reported that 5.7% I witnessed lessons on Indigenous gardening, collaborative school murals of local folklore, and a lesson on U.S. Administrators were heavily involved in supporting their staff and collaborating with INPEACE. Navigation.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We collaborate with over 25 community partners where students obtain professional experience while serving the community.”

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Representation Matters

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When Dr. Adele Newson-Horst was developing a grant proposal, she quoted a 2015 article published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education that noted HBCU institutions had been slow to introduce gender-related programs. As long as people think that they can police someone’s sexuality…you need these programs. Education is not easy.

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