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New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The reality is, most people know very little to nothing about foster care, and the little they do is curated by the media and stereotypical images that paint foster care youth as deviant, incorrigible, and the reason for their placement in the foster care system,” said Johnson. But self-identification is required to access this support.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

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In my mind, I want everyone to attend an HBCU if they can, but we also know that’s not the right placement for every student depending on where they’re from, and so basically, it’s our alternative to that,” he said, adding that he wants to replicate the HBCU experience for the students who enroll in the Honors College. “I’m

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Scholars of Urban Education Gather for Solutions-Based Conference

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During the COVID pandemic, a number of Black children were only able to access the internet through their smart phones. Ladson-Billings pushed scholars writing about urban education to make their work more accessible to broader audiences. But that's the reality."

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Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips

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Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips Health care administration programs are increasingly attractive to both students and employers. Here are four components of a successful health care administration program—and profiles of five institutions succeeding in this market.

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3 considerations for prison education programs

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Together, Mott and Ferris have tailored an existing business administration transfer pathway to deliver to students at the Thumb Correctional Facility beginning in Fall 2024. Through this transfer pathway, students will receive their associate degree enroute to their bachelor’s in business administration.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When cultural ways of being and cultural differences are framed as assets rather than problems, unnecessary special education referrals, labeling, and placements will decrease. When denied accessed to needed advanced courses and opportunities, students underachieve , and the Black-white achievement gaps persist.