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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. percentage point increase in dual credit participation among low-income students from the 2016 senior class to the 2021 senior class.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

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The research projects cover topics such as energy storage, nutrition, food insecurity, liquid fuels, education, artificial intelligence (AI), the humanities, robotics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

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He honored human beings. In a more scholarly vein, Dr. The Marie Fielder Center encourages research that addresses today’s educational and social problems through transformational change, equity, education, and justice. At other times, he would send flowers to people for their joys, sorrows, and accomplishments.

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Real Faculty Wages Decline for Third Straight Year

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Melissa Fuesting, senior survey researcher for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), the pandemic cannot be solely to blame. If an institution was really wanting to legitimately intervene on women’s pay equity, promotion salary talks would be a really good place to look at it,” she said.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

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She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. Dr. Aaron Goodson “It’s really important that we see Black women in this position of leadership as head coaches in our sport,” says Smith, who is co-chair of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. “In

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Panel Spotlights Registered Apprenticeships at MSIs

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There is also training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, featuring modules on implicit bias, intersectionality, and micro and mac ro- aggressions. In recent years, Alabama has been the #1 state in terms of opioid prescriptions written, with 121 per 100 people in 2016.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

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It was fall 2016 and the nation was alive with activism in the wake of Donald J. He came out on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter in December 2016, something that his mother and church rejected at that time. Durmerrick Ross stands beneath lights at an event. Trump’s election and upcoming inauguration.