Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) which represents public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions, is partnering with cosmetics company Ivy Beauty to create a scholarship program. Applications for the program opened Jun. 5, with a deadline of Jul.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. Samantha Maltais, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is the current scholarship recipient.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The selected scholars, who emerged from a competitive application process, will convene in Philadelphia this month for ATD's annual DREAM conference. A highlight of their experience will be delivering individual presentations about their educational journeys and their institutions' efforts to drive social and economic mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation announced it has filed a legal complaint with the U.S. North Central University North Central University The federal civil rights complaint — pursuant to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The fanfare surrounding the decline in enrollments among students of color at elite schools partly reflects the medias preoccupation with elite education in the US. This system for awarding admission raises a host of concerns, not the least of which is its deceptiveness and opacity to applicants. It nearly doubled in the past decade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2025

The arrest has sparked concern among higher education advocates about the treatment of international students and the interpretation of visa regulations. Snatching up students who come here legally to work hard and get an education does not make you tough on immigration," Governor Walz stated. "We We need answers."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

In graduate school, we began exchanging documents for awards, fellowships, grants, and other opportunities and we realized that while our research was separate, it was also complementary, allowing us to strengthen each others applications. Thats how this all began. You should come to this conference. asked Samuel.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Looking for scholarships for Indian students? This guide covers the top options, their benefits, eligibility criteria, and application tips to help you get started. Key Scholarships for Indian Students in the U.S. Crores annually.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

The expansion coincides with a substantial financial aid commitment through The Rice Investment program, which offers full-tuition scholarships to students from families earning under $140,000 and at least half-tuition for those earning between $140,000 and $200,000. doctoral applications increasing 21% over last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The state of Michigan is expanding a program that provides a tuition-free community scholarship to adults ages 21-24 who have not yet earned college degrees, FOX 2 reported. This expansion will help us reach our Sixty by 30 goal—to have 60% of adults earn a postsecondary education or training by 2030—and build on our economic momentum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Miller Lite and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) are using their longstanding partnership to give 35 scholarships to eligible undergraduate Latinx students. Lacey Golonka The scholarship amounts range from $2,500 to $5,000. Applications are open through Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. Odle said that students tend to figure, “Once I’m in there, and I’ve already been admitted, why don’t I just go ahead and submit another application?” points likelier. points likelier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, will be partnering with McDonald’s USA to encourage Hispanic students to pursue higher education. Applications are open now through Feb. She is a former McDonald’s crew member. 6, 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The Alfred P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force. labor force.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

Hollins University is launching a scholarship initiative to enable academically talented young women to complete a four-year degree in which direct costs of attendance are fully covered. The program is made possible through funding from Hollins and applicable federal and state grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The Alfred P.

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MAY 17, 2024

Promise scholarship recipients must maintain full-time enrollment (up to 12 academic quarters during class terms) and a minimum 2.0 Promise scholarship recipients must maintain full-time enrollment (up to 12 academic quarters during class terms) and a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. cumulative GPA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The University of La Verne is joining the African American Male Education Network & Development Organization (A2MEND) in a partnership aimed at fostering educational opportunities and supporting the academic journey of its students and members. Pardis Mahdavi.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Justice and equity are driving forces in most everything I do.”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023. About 45% will receive need-based scholarship or grant aid, a decrease from 50%; and roughly 14% are first-generation college students, down from 15%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

It was very clear what was not allowed—giving applicants a benefit because of their race or ethnicity—but it was less certain how far the decision extended. In what ways could a college incorporate an applicant’s background into their decision-making if he or she disclosed it? Did the decision cover race-based scholarships?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We take an approach that includes public programming, education K-16 and beyond, how we roll out online curricula, how we do social media, blogs, everything else. What we try to do is also incorporate finance, development, public programming, visitor services, disability studies, as well as what you would expect, the curation and education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Dr. Debby Scire The college and four other higher education institutions have signed on as new participants in the New England Transfer Guarantee Program of the New England Board of Higher Education. Keene State College plans to simplify the transfer process for student in New Hampshire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

Moore III The webinar, “Federal Funding and HBCUs,” held on Wednesday, centered on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) efforts to support STEM research and education at HBCUs. Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing. Dr. James L.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

With the rising cost of higher education, many students and their families are concerned about affordability. Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. Financial aid often includes merit-based scholarships for high-achieving students. Washington University in St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

The program emerged as a way to help families remain connected to workforce and educational opportunities as they moved online. Dr. Darris Means, associate professor and executive director for rural and community-based education at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education. Department of Education to expand their work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

This decline should be alarming and open our eyes to a deeper issue within our educational system. Foundations continue to focus on awarding scholarships to students who navigate and matriculate in college with ease. Dual enrollment students provide colleges with another opportunity to become a bridge to higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Despite an upward trend in diversity in the public health educational pipeline, minority students are still underrepresented in the field, a recent study from George Washington University found.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service. If a faculty member is assigned more teaching and/or more service, and has less time available for scholarship, they should be evaluated accordingly. The criteria should be read aloud, prior to evaluating that dimension. Dr. Donna Y.

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JUNE 7, 2024

With the costs of college on the rise, finding the best scholarships to pay for college is more important than ever. But, it can be hard to know what to focus on in your scholarship search and how to secure those much-needed funds. Keeping track of deadlines is one of the most important things to consider in your scholarship search.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

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. The number of applicants and their diversity have increased significantly over time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

level careers in research — for students who come from an economically disadvantaged background, are first-generation college students, or have faced significant obstacles in pursuit of higher education. programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

But with DACA applications closed, more undocumented students are struggling to obtain workforce authorization and careers. and Golden Door Scholars, two scholarship organizations helping undocumented students access, persist, and succeed in postsecondary education. Of those without work authorization, only 69% are working.

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Scholarship America

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we kick off 2024, scholarship season is in full swing, with lots of major programs opening or approaching their deadlines! Our Browse Scholarships page is your one-stop destination to make the most of your application time, and now’s the perfect time to check it out. and merit-based applicants a minimum of 3.0

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