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

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Each of the 15 projects is a partnership between a Virginia Tech faculty member and a HBCU or MSI colleague, funded by two-year Diversity and Inclusion Seed Investment grants of $10,000 a year to each team. Since launching in 2016, the program has grown, with its list of partner schools expanding and new Virginia Tech departments taking part.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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CPE’s 2024 Higher Education Matters Progress Report shows the graduation rate for URM in the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) increased 15 percentage points from the 2016-17 academic year to the 2022-23 academic year. Employers, he says, are making it clear that they believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion. “We

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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

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Xavier and Ochsner, who first collaborated in the 1980s at Xavier’s College of Pharmacy, began serious planning for the creation of a medical school as early as 2016, but the COVID-19 pandemic put those plans on pause. This work will inspire bold efforts to expand inclusiveness, in terms of access to careers and healthcare in the U.S.

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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.

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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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College Sports: A Work in Progress

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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 In my tournament, you’re always going to see four Black females leading their teams.

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Representation Matters

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Black and brown female consciousness, inclusive of scholars such as Gloria Anzaldúa and Cherrie Moraga, is central to our richer understanding of American pluralism and the common good.” The women’s and gender studies minor at North Carolina Central University was launched in the fall of 2016. Newson-Horst commends Dr. Ida E.

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