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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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UNCF's Career Pathways Initiative and HBCUv Platform are Driving Transformational Change Through Innovation and Alliances

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In 2015, UNCF received a $50 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. During her tenure at Wilberforce University, a CPI partner, the school received a $1 million CPI grant to support student career programming.

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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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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

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The practice has seen particularly steep drops since 2015, when nearly half of all four-year colleges considered legacy status. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, 92 colleges abandoned legacy preferences, representing an 18% decrease that coincided with the Supreme Court's landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions.

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LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers

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After attending the organization’s first leadership institute in Chicago in 2015, Berg found himself increasingly involved, eventually stepping in as interim executive director when the previous leader faced health challenges. His path to leading LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education was serendipitous.

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

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In 2015, I faced a negative credit outlook from Moody's, a challenge that jeopardized the "fresh start" I was brought in to achieve. The Land of Oz: Financial Storm Clouds Gather My career, which has spanned from the Federal Reserve to leading struggling universities, has highlighted the significance of credit agency evaluations.

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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. million award marks Mellon’s second contribution to the program.

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