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Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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For her part, Rahming, a native of The Bahamas, has not abandoned her scholarship. I continue to function in that scholarly/research world,” says Rahming, who earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of St. I am still doing my research. Thomas in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

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See themselves reflected in the curriculum and in the faculty. A typical example is the institution of scholarships and funds that target Black students. Institutional leaders should actively highlight the academic contributions of African Americans on their campuses to combat these ideas. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Lehman faculty are encouraged to look through their curriculum and pedagogy to make it more relevant to their Latinx students, in part, through Spanish-language programs and through the school’s Department of Latin American and Latino Studies.

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Through intentional outreach to applicants, dedicated pathway programs, partnerships, curriculum, and programs specifically built to serve underserved populations, and a focus on regionality and socio-economic histories, UC Davis has become one of the most diverse medical school programs in the nation.

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JUNE 5, 2023

We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. In 2018, Larry and Beth Gies gave $150 million.

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There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW. It’s not one-size-fits-all,” says Espiritu. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ford Cultivating Black joy is critical, given censorship placed in schools, on Black bodies, and in the curriculum. instructional practices, curriculum development, teacher-student relationships, classroom climate, etc.) Teaching homeplace: How teachers can cultivate Black joy through culturally responsive practices in the classroom.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). What they’re not looking for is the kind of curriculum and teaching approaches where they’re left on the outside or they’re meant to just absorb without being full participants.”.

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JUNE 29, 2023

The American Indian College Fund is the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education and has distributed more than $259 million in scholarships and grants for programs and services since it was founded in 1989. HACU has been instrumental in addressing some of those issues, particularly through its scholarship programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

BlackPlayBook performs within a womanist/Black feminist tradition on a “play-ground” of Black performance, scholarship and activism, which she shares with her drama students. “We We practice theater as scholarship, as performance and as activism,” Akbar said.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

Her scholarship changed our understanding of democracy — of why and how the voices of the historically underrepresented must be heard and what it takes to have a meaningful right to vote,” John F. She was a renowned educator, scholar, and civil rights lawyer whose research focused on voting rights. She was 67.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

There will be ongoing coverage of the end of affirmative action in admissions, says Dr. Stella Flores, an associate professor in the departments of Educational Leadership and Policy and Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin.

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