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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. UM also has the Office of Native American Affairs, which facilitates communication and consultation with tribal nations to improve UM systemwide to better serve Native communities and learners.

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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

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Harvey Nevertheless, some of these alumni maintain various levels of contact with their alma maters – ranging from attending reunion events, to regularly reviewing materials they receive from the college or university, to making monetary donations they hope will help produce a more inclusive atmosphere for current and future generations.

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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

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But whats much less clear is how to facilitate, engender, or boost belonging for all students, using theory as a blueprint. When campuses take proactive steps to ensure that students have access to what they need, they open up possibilities for them to become who they are or aspire to be in terms of learning and development.

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Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty

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Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a "I Support My Sisters…PERIOD" special collection event. “As It's alarming to see how inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products affects women worldwide, leading to significant physical, mental, and emotional challenges,” she continued.

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Art Institute School System Announces Sudden Closure at End of Month

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A culmination of events over the past decade, both external and internal to the campus operations, has forced the closure of this system of colleges,” the school announced. Student Justice Perez Sanders, 16, was only able to retrieve some of her art portfolio because she was not able to access the school’s servers.

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Four Transferable Lessons from Selma on the 59th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

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There were also tactical differences as SCLC focused more on mobilizing people for direct action that could prompt broader legislative action while SNCC focused more on organizing in communities for a longer period of time and facilitating the development of local leadership.

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Inspiring Tech On-Ramps

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Dr. Marcus Bright Even with access to some form of computer science education for example, there still needs to be a great deal of promotion and on-ramps built for students to be motivated to enroll and persist through completion. It will consist of events and programming across the country that will have three objectives: 1.)