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A Scholar Who is ‘Extending the Hand as He Climbs’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But PSU’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) cultural groups helped him become acquainted with research, and, in 2018, he received an internship with the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). “It was very isolating, a culture shock for sure,” says Delgado.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s scholarship in a different form.” To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools. Gray says he felt pressure to produce another article when a friend came to him and said that the idea was not done because the scholarship was just one leg of the relay.

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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

counselor education & supervision, The Ohio State University Career mentors: Dr. James L. Although she has reached such heights in her scholarship, she began her college journey with little information or direction about academia, in part because she lacked counseling in high school. “I

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. In Fall 2022, our first faculty mentor pairings were made,” says Ben Telesca, vice president for student affairs, SRSU.

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Why Scholarships Are Vital for Low-Income Students and Families

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At Scholarship America, our mission is to eliminate barriers to higher education, and to ensure those with the most need have the opportunity to thrive through equitable pathways to education and training. Private-sector scholarships can make a huge difference when it comes to filling the affordability gap for low-income students.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. With many faculty and staff remaining closeted, there is also a lack of role models or mentors.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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