Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Julian Vasquez Heilig Lori Gottschling For Vasquez Heilig—a prominent public policy researcher who has carved out a national reputation both in and outside academic circles for his scholarship on equity and innovation—the pendulum at WMU is swinging in the right direction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Addressing health disparities means addressing access to healthcare equity,” she continues. These funds will go to scholarships and education for students pursuing studies in the areas of health science and public health. “With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

He directs the Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity at Rice University, where he has taught, among other subjects, engineering and computational applied mathematics and operations research. “We In 2018, according to 2021 version of that bi-annual analysis, 16.8% We started something that I needed so much,” the 85-year-old said.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The grant award will be used to fund Scholarship America’s ambitious data insights project, unifying large data repositories and applying analytics and visualization for deep, detailed, and actionable insights. Since it was founded in 1958, Scholarship America has distributed $5.1

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Scholarship America

MARCH 7, 2023

If you’re a student pursuing a future career in the skilled trades, manufacturing or engineering, this is the scholarship month for you! And if those don’t fit the bill, you can find all of our open scholarships right here. Best of luck! Applications are open through April 18.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In 2018, Larry and Beth Gies gave $150 million. Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Waller joined Virginia Tech in 2018 as director of Graduate Student Programs. Expanded focus Further advancement came when Dr. Tremayne O.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. Each month we aggregate and share the best of what we've learned, heard, and read.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. Each month we aggregate and share the best of what we've learned, heard, and read.

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Supporting Student Success

MAY 6, 2021

A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. But we tend to get lost on the why because it is personal and squishy—there’s no empirical evidence you can cite, no scholarship to drive your formulation. There are regulatory matters to consider. It is the root of my why.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2018 at the age of 17, Lopez learned that she was pregnant. “I She applied, received a scholarship, and “was introduced to a community of young moms like me.” In a keynote speech at the conference, he lauded the organization’s two-generation approach and their focus on equity as much needed ingredients for change. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

South Dakota is just one example of Republican-led states taking action against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academia. HACU has been instrumental in addressing some of those issues, particularly through its scholarship programs. The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R. Our renewal rate for membership is 96%.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today. We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

He had received a scholarship in the spring semester that covered the cost of any debts he had incurred that year, and he had the receipts to prove it. In spring 2018, Ross was able to take his skills as a public speaker and make his way onto the Texas Southern University (TSU) debate team. Ross was confused.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Howard says he’s blown away when he meets K-12 schoolteachers who have followed his career and who praise his scholarship. He earned tenured three years later, became a full professor in 2011, and was named the Pritzker Family Endowed Chair of Education in 2018. But I say, ‘you’re on the frontlines,’” he says. He ran and was elected.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dr. Dietra Trent, a Hampton alumna, was appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Advanced Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Her passion for the education and equity of all students was unmatched,” wrote Dr. Miguel Cardona, the U.S.

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