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Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time. As I think about the coming months, I’m reminded that history is not a series of isolated events. Ensuring these institutions continue to receive much-needed funding is critical. But the outcome isn’t guaranteed. This election offers an important opportunity to do just that.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Organizers say they will move the event online if heavy snow forces a change of plans. A Department of Education spokesperson pointed to a DOGE social media post defending the contract terminations as cost-saving measures. Wednesday's protest is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Department of Education's C Street entrance, weather permitting.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Student leaders at the University of Florida (UF) are preparing for the Fifth Annual Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate ® Bagel Day Program in an effort to combat record levels of antisemitism on college campuses.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

To be able to examine the context of the academy after we have been through some of these world events that we have had recently, I am intrigued to see what people find out,” says Eanes, a widely published scholar in the field of social work.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The five-day event at the Signia by Hilton Hotel will feature over 100 sessions focusing on institutional excellence, student success, research, economic mobility, and systems change. Lomax college and university (HBCU) and Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) nationwide.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Whether mentoring a young scholar or speaking at a community event, Dr. Moore connects with people in ways that are deeply inspiring and transformative. He is the kind of leader who sees potential in everyone, and he works tirelessly to help others realize their dreams.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

said Gasman, who added that e ach year the program actively recruits new applicants to participate in a cohort model where they take part in workshops and networking events designed to assist MSI faculty in their careers. "The fact that 70% of the 167 fellows have now earned tenure is really heartwarming for our team.”

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Through the research, she was able to demonstrate the utility of citizen science for classifying neutrino events in the IceCube detector. Our long-term goal is to have citizens and artificial intelligence work in tandem to push the boundaries of neutrino astronomy. This resulted in both a publication and a masters thesis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Teach families about family literacy during community events and virtual meetings with guest speakers, along with a series of short videos on specific topics (e.g., Teach children about investment strategies, including pros and cons, and risk taking. 6. Family involvement. It takes a village. budgeting, investing).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Events and activities happen throughout the academic year. UM holds a Native and indigenous kickoff event for first-year students and transfers, which is a two-and-a-half-day immersive experience held before the university’s welcome week.

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APRIL 9, 2024

American Association of University Professors chapters plan to join Higher Education Labor United, the American Federation of Teachers, and other higher education unions and student organizations in the event is deemed a coordinated nationwide counter-offensive against a sustained assault on American higher education as a public good.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

The MLK Day programming schedules for several schools span multiple days full of various events, recognizing the numerous facets and aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. Penn State , for instance, has events lined up for a number of its campuses. 12 event will be free to the public and recorded for public viewing online as well.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Whether organizing events to normalize conversations about mental health, collaborating with local leaders, or listening to my peers who felt unseen, my work with Active Minds gave me purpose. Advocacy became more than a hobby; it became intertwined with my identity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Evangeline Mitchell Now in its 19th year, the event is designed to help increase the number of African American law school applications, students and graduates nationwide. The event was founded by attorney Evangeline Mitchell. Aspiring Black lawyers can register for the free event here.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Community environment emphasis friendships and supporting each other Cooperative learning Group work and projects Group and team-based competitions Peer teaching Learning circles Movement tactile and kinesthetic Active learning activities 1 -- hands-on, role plays, simulations, games, field trips, shadowing Decrease lecture time to make room (..)

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JANUARY 11, 2023

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a series of events as part of its Third Annual Black History Month Festival this year. Throughout February, events will take place both in-person in Washington D.C. 22 will feature a virtual marquee event with a discussion with Dr. Lonnie G.

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JANUARY 21, 2025

The event offered pro-bono legal consultations and support from community organizations providing social services, health care, financial services, and employment. On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

24 event involving far-right activists. 24 event involved a student group hosting two far-right figures — one connected to extremist group Proud Boys, — for a “comedy” event. 24 event involved a student group hosting two far-right figures — one connected to extremist group Proud Boys, — for a “comedy” event.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The month of February includes virtual and in-person events such as the Feb. 8, and an event with the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor National Heritage Area on Feb. The luncheon program also includes an unveiling of the 2024 Black Heritage Stamp featuring civil rights legend and noted American jurist, Constance Baker Motley.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The planned events will include a reception, parade, and a mural installation, all reflecting on the life and experiences of Black students and alumni of Grinnell. The planned events will include a reception, parade, and a mural installation, all reflecting on the life and experiences of Black students and alumni of Grinnell.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When I first moved into my studio, I barely left, and didn’t attend any events during Fresher’s, save for one thing that I got dragged to by someone who had also come to my university. Remember the person I met at a random freshers event, who happened to be on the same course as me? That guy would always say “hi!”

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MAY 22, 2023

The University of Iowa’s (UI) Center for Advancement will be hosting a day-long event to teach grandparents and grandchildren various topics, The Gazette reported. The event is limited to groups of three – it allows for combinations of two grandparents and a grandchild or one grandparent and two grandkids.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University community will gather at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement in 1960 during their sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Every time one of these events happens, it feels like we’re losing ground, that this is getting away from us,” said Williamson. We are working to come up with some sort of understanding that will help provide guidance for ACHA when they have to deal with heart and mind events surrounding a shooting.”

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JULY 20, 2024

In the early 2000s, Bennett worked at the center as a graduate student event coordinator under the second director, the late Mary Karen Powers. Maxey-Rezmer worked alongside Bennett and the Women’s Center to plan an International Women’s Day event honoring Louisville’s diversity in racial, cultural, sexual, gender, and physical backgrounds.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dr. Ken Atwater “Over the years, BBCB has been a national event for young men of color to come together and discuss the unique issues they face in this country and in their community,” said Hillsborough President Dr. Ken Atwater. For more information and to register for the event, visit bbcbsummit.org.

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JUNE 20, 2024

At Homecoming], they aren’t playing hip-hop or rap music that is relevant to our culture, so we would have to have our own events to feel that cultural connection to our campus.” Years later, she says she understands that what she was doing has a name. It’s called Black space-making. That’s a lot of labor to ask of students, unpaid.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For them, 9/11 is a historical event, little different from Pearl Harbor. Dr. Marita Sturken is a professor of media, culture, and communication at NYU, who teaches about 9/11 as a case study of memorialization and as a global media event. They are just as capable of thinking of it as a historical event with meaning.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Other events for the night included a 10-person Morgan State University choir singing the National Anthem, a Howard University marching band halftime performance, an HBCU college fair, HBCU panel, and an honoring of team legend and Grambling State alum Willis Reed, who died Mar. She plans to play basketball at college.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

million, an effort that will involve 23 multiple virtual and live events from August through February 2024. “In UNCF is asking corporations, foundations, HBCU alums and other individual supporters to join UNCF to raise needed funds through our Walk for Education events. Have fun while doing good!”

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JANUARY 11, 2023

King’s alma mater, Morehouse College, an all-male Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Atlanta, GA, is hosting several events between Jan. Mary’s chief diversity officer and lead organizer of the college’s King celebration this year, said the event has always garnered positive local attention. Dr. Glenell M.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

HBCU Scholars engage in a series of workshops, leadership development programs, and networking events with the opportunity to connect with industry leaders, policymakers, and alumni of the program.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Wes Moore The event will take place 9 a.m. Wes Moore, Maryland’s first Black governor, will be the keynote speaker at Morehouse College’s 139th commencement. May 21, on the College’s Century Campus, and Moore will also be given an honorary doctorate.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

At an event honoring the late Charles L. JoAnne Epps “It is with deep heartbreak that we write to inform you that Temple University Acting President JoAnne A. Epps suddenly passed away this afternoon,” Temple said in a statement. Blockson, curator emeritus of Temple’s Charles L.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets will be required. Subsequent programming will then begin at 8 a.m. There will be a moderated panel discussion with past A&T Student Government Association presidents. The wreath-laying will take place at 10 a.m.

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JUNE 8, 2023

The event – hosted by the MIT Latinx Graduate Students Association (LGSA), Latino Cultural Center (LCC), and Latino Alumni of MIT (LAMIT) – featured guest speaker Jenny Larios Berlin, entrepreneur in residence at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and lecturer at MIT. “It

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Organizers reported that a message was sent in error earlier this week notifying individuals that the event had been canceled. The annual convening seeks to identify and target tangible opportunities to connect federal and private resources to HBCU communities. The conference will feature the Sixth Annual Career and Recruitment Fair on Sept.

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