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. in human development from The Pennsylvania State University. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She stood up to the principal and affirmed my humanity. She let me know, ‘You are a full human being, and they’re going to have to recognize you.’” Rema,” says she has learned from her own experiences to defend our collective humanity. “My mother recognized the violence I experienced that day,” recalls Vassar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

million grant from the Andrew W. Curtis Center for Health Equity, Research, and Training at the University of Michigan and Dr. Howard Stevenson, Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education and African Studies and Director of Racial Empowerment Collaborative at the University of Pennsylvania. Funded by a $1.4 and James L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students. The funding comes as part of a California program to tackle issues of equity in higher ed and the workforce. We have the human capital to prepare students [for] these roles.” Nearly one-third of Cal State Fullerton’s students are first-gen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

There is also training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, featuring modules on implicit bias, intersectionality, and micro and mac ro- aggressions. And thanks to a grant from Sound Transit, tuition, normally $5,000, is waived. The first cohort gra duated in fall 2021.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. It’s incredible the way [The Mount] truly lives the mission of our authentic inclusivity and commitment to human dignity, our obligations to each other, and our common humanity,” says Burns.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

Washington’s expertise is sought after and granted across religious, government, corporate, and educational settings. Dr. Jamie Washington Washington connects all these responsibilities and commitments with a very simple but unifying approach: find the humanity inside everyone. “I Because he’s taking a human-centered approach.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2024

million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Indian Health Service. This grant provides critical resources that not only support our Indigenous nursing scholars but also help us connect with tribal communities in Arizona to strengthen the tribal nursing workforce,” said Godfrey, who is Diné (Navajo).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. At URI, he teaches a wide range of classes on human rights, international relations theory, political violence, Black protests, and research methods. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D. Dr. Jeannette E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. At URI, he teaches a wide range of classes on human rights, international relations theory, political violence, Black protests, and research methods. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D. Dr. Jeannette E.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program that enhances services for high school students with mental health and behavioral health issues such as depression, substance abuse, and suicide attempts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. Race-neutral policies are inherently not neutral,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Dr. Luis A.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Completion Grants: Innovative Financial Aid for Today's Students. Completion Grants. In 2021, we published our Completion Grants Playbook , and our CEO Bridget Burns joined the Chronicle's Assistant Managing Editor Ian Wilhelm to co-host this virtual conversation about helping under-resourced students complete their degrees. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, SACNAS remains rooted in a belief that science cannot be properly taught, researched, or applied to human beings’ daily existence unless scientists bring some essential parts of their background and worldview to that sphere. “They were interweaving cultural identity with the journeys people were on.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sharrelle Barber Title: Inaugural Director of the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Age: 38 Education: B.S., and Brazil.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences, mentions the bachelor’s degree in health services management, which began in fall 2019 in response to career interests of students in the health sciences and biological sciences. Addressing health disparities means addressing access to healthcare equity,” she continues. and Kathy R.

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Active Minds

MARCH 11, 2024

Asli McCullers Project HeartHEAL (Health, Equity, and Love) Asli McCullers is a first-year Ph.D. She is an aspiring health equity researcher and leader passionate about interrupting the pathway to health inequity through the lens of adolescents and young adults of historically marginalized backgrounds.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The most popular graduate programs are the MBA and the M.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Equity Seeing so many African American undergraduate and graduate students excelling in STEM fields is inspiring to Smith-Jackson. SSWD is dedicated to encouraging and supporting young people from underrepresented minority groups to pursue studies and careers in food, agriculture, natural resources and human sciences, and other STEM fields.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 28, 2023

After 18 years of dedication to our organization, Team IHEP is bidding a bittersweet farewell to a true champion of college access, student success and educational equity. Each member of the team wore a shirt with Lacey’s own words: “servant leadership means modeling equity and putting people first.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects. Waller joined Virginia Tech in 2018 as director of Graduate Student Programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Age: 35 Education: B.S., human-centered design of health technologies; and 3.)

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#RealCollege Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Manla had help from the Faculty and Students Together (FAST) Fund , which provides emergency grants, large and small, to students at 30 colleges and universities, usually within 48 hours after they fill out a simple form. When students are struggling, even seemingly minor adjustments can make a big difference. Nearly 60 percent of U.S.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Completion Grants. Completion Grants. Completion grants are an emerging form of student aid. In spring 2021, the UIA concluded its four-year completion grant initiative after providing more than 5,000 microgrants (valued at $3.6 Understanding how students may use their completion grant funds. College to Career.

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

This sentiment was echoed by Jade Buchanan from Suffolk University, who noted that the experience taught her about the shared humanity that transcends geographical divides. For Maria Cubias, a Student Support Services participant from Northern Essex Community College, the time spent in nature during the program evoked a sense of home.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. The burden to be inclusive shouldn’t rest solely with your Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or your multilingual staff. gap in degree attainment between Hispanic and White adults during that time.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Note: The views and opinions in the blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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COE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With their help, I pursued a double major in Human Resources Management and Managerial Information Systems at the University of Washington, building confidence and resilience along the way. I advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, striving to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Before entering education, she worked in private equity doing turnarounds, or bridge financing. The CSU system is the state's land grant , which means we have this obligation to ensure that the state has the educated, trained workers it needs for economic development and stability. If people aren't following you, you're not leading.

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Single Stop

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Single Stop and the Colorado Department of Higher Education both share similar missions in aiming to close the equity gap. Colorado Department of Higher Education has allocated a portion of its grant funding to provide college learners gain access to needed federal and state benefits through online platforms.

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Believe in Students

APRIL 1, 2024

Attacks on efforts at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We also released a series of reports documenting the impact of our emergency aid distribution over the last three years, including one that showed that more than 90% of students who received emergency grants were able to persist to the next semester of school.

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