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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Creating awareness Financial literacy among college-going students has been a concern among many experts. To counter this trend, Spelman officials say it was important to join with other organizations to promote financial literacy. The tour will focus on education and investment access through Rapunzl's stock simulator app.

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Chris Paul Graduates from Winston-Salem State University, Gives Fellow Classmates Career Advancement and Financial Literacy Opportunities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NBA star Chris Paul has graduated from Winston-Salem State University and is helping give career advancement and financial literacy opportunities to his fellow graduating classmates. Career development and financial planning are key next steps in the future for these graduates.

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The Sooner, The Better: Building Financial Literacy Among Black Students (and Communities)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that from all of the life lessons learned in our low income household, financial literacy was not one of them. In my journey to seek generational wealth so did a rising devotion to teaching financial literacy to Blacks and Brown communities. Borrowing from the U.S.

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Simple Ways to Bring Mental Health Conversations to Your School This Year

Active Minds

For those looking to bring together other youth and young adults to discuss mental health and put on events … Active Minds chapters are the place for you! As an Active Minds Chapter, you’ll have access to various resources, the professional expertise of Active Minds National Staff, and networks of peers – all at no cost.

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The Fedcap Group Receives $250,000 from Bread Financial to Launch Single Stop Benefits Screening and Financial Literacy Programs at Civic Hall at Union Square

Single Stop

The grant will also support the launch of a financial literacy program at Civic Hall as well as job fairs to connect individuals to jobs in the tech sector. The grant will also support the launch of a financial literacy program at Civic Hall as well as job fairs to connect individuals to jobs in the tech sector.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The focus on English skills needed in an academic setting and tailored support services through the Academic Literacy & Language (ALL) Center have proven beneficial. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino. Students can participate in events and come into the CAMP office and discuss questions they may have.

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AI: A Brilliant but Biased Tool for Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) AI that can generate long, detailed answers to complicated questions, was first made accessible to the public in November 2022, it changed the landscape of education forever. “As As you can imagine, people were and still are apprehensive. Provost Dr. Janice L.

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