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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

To facilitate and sustain positive changes in the academy, influence and pressure from both internal and external sources are necessary. As potential financial contributors to their alma maters, alumni are in an especially interesting position to advocate for an institutional environment that affirms and supports people of color.

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

EAB

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Blogs Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning 8 tactics to benefit your alumni—and recruit more adult leaners Professional, continuing, and online leaders too often overlook one of the most fruitful recruitment pools: alumni, many of whom are excellent candidates as adult learners. Here’s what to do next.

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NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

JUNE 28, 2023

NACAC will serve as a facilitator for the exchange of information by the project’s partners, as well as discussion of project findings among college admission counseling professionals. Project deliverables are just beginning to come to fruition, so stay tuned for forthcoming news and resources related to the project’s findings.

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NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

NACAC's Admitted

JUNE 28, 2023

NACAC will serve as a facilitator for the exchange of information by the project’s partners, as well as discussion of project findings among college admission counseling professionals. Project deliverables are just beginning to come to fruition, so stay tuned for forthcoming news and resources related to the project’s findings.

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2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men

EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men. The post 2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men appeared first on EAB. Student Mental Health in Fall 2021: What Institutional Leaders Need to Know. July 22, 2021. May 4, 2021.

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From Controllers to Careers: Using Esports to Develop Tech Skills in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Furthermore, involvement in esports can provide opportunities for students to delve into coding, game development tools, and software customization that can facilitate practical experience in programming, game design, and software development.

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Ohio State, Uwill Partner to Provide Teletherapy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2024

As such, Ohio State is collaborating with mental health and wellness solution Uwill , whose proprietary technology enables students to facilitate appointments with licensed mental health counselors based on their needs and preferences.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman’s cohort – LCC1 – will facilitate faculty training in values of equity, social justice, and inclusive pedagogy; elevate student voices; improve the student experience; and engage faculty, staff, and students in making sustainable changes to introductory course curriculum.

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New Guidebook Offers Best Practices in Suicide Response

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

It offers evidence-based guidelines and protocols on how to: engage with law enforcement, communicate with campus officials and the residential community, facilitate rapid support, memorialize the deceased, and plan for long-term and future approaches to prevention and postvention.

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Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a "I Support My Sisters…PERIOD" special collection event. “As Roslyn Clark Artis, the president of Benedict College and Morgan Miles, Miss Benedict College 2023-24, will co-host a program on Saturday March 16, titled “I Support My Sisters…PERIOD!”

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A2MEND, University of La Verne Partner to Empower African American Male Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The award facilitates a range of educational pathways, encompassing online, certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate programs. Award amounts will vary depending on program and incoming student status.

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Howard Joins Atlanta University Center Institutions in EDTECH Africa Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Agency for International Development will invest $850,000 to facilitate EDTECH Africa between HBCUs and Kenyan universities. Microsoft will invest $500,000 to support HBCU and Kenyan students engaged in research at the Microsoft Africa Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.

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University of San Diego Recruiting Students for Restorative Justice Master's Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Master of Arts in Restorative Justice Facilitation and Leadership – from USD's School of Leadership and Education Science – seeks to teach students how to guide restorative justice processes and foster healing in response to incidents of harm.

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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Winner Goes First Round to the Arizona Cardinals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

The foundation facilitates a back-to-school drive for local children and a fundraiser that helps support two local families with a “happy holiday.” Robinson is a graduate student at Missouri, studying hospitality management. He maintains his own foundation he established in the fall of 2023, named the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation.

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2022

We sought to combine Randy’s knowledge of computer science from an academic perspective and its practical application in the economy with my experience facilitating many partnerships between K-12 schools, higher education institutions, corporations, and non-profit entities.

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University of Vermont Launches ‘Grow Local News Reporting’ Effort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Our mandate is to facilitate collaboration, learning, and growth across this field of reporting programs to ensure its sustainability in an otherwise volatile news industry.” “Student reporters now provide millions of people with professional coverage of local issues,” said Dr. Richard Watts, director of the Center for Community News.

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McGrath Named President of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Her deep understanding of our System's principles will facilitate seamless collaboration with her peers, driving our collective success.”

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Indiana University Launches Global Gateway office in Ghana

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2024

The IU Ghana Gateway, part of the university’s 2030 strategic plan, is in the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Airport Residential District in Accra and serves as a hub to support IU in Ghana.

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Opal Lee to Receive Honorary Degree

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2024

Candice Lucas-Bledsoe, director of the Action Research Center in Dallas and SMU Cox Executive Education facilitator, will moderate the discussion. Opal Lee Lee plans to participate in a May 9 symposium at the university with her granddaughter, Dione Sims, founding executive director of the National Juneteenth Museum.

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Yale Pledges $10M Toward HBCU Partnerships, Following Slavery Apology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Also, it is set to increase the number of HBCU graduates who participate in post-baccalaureate programs that facilitate opportunities to conduct independent research under the supervision of a faculty member, meet first-year graduate students, and participate in workshops that prepare them for application to Ph.D. programs.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mentorship, Community Building, & Collaborative Partnerships : Encouraging administrators to establish mentorship programs and affinity groups can facilitate connections and provide spaces for minoritized students to share experiences, challenges, and successes. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

This suggestion is reasonable given the common occurrence of faculty in the higher education sector being hired without any prior preparation to teach [facilitate learning]. We can do things like engage our colleagues within our institutions who are well equipped to facilitate learning using digital learning tools.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2023

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School. Not everyone knows or understands that.

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University Facilitation Curriculum Students

Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Partly because conservatives were successful in assigning negative implications to the term “affirmative action,” the expression diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) came into use to describe and facilitate processes that resulted in greater access and participation for people from marginalized communities.

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Active Minds’ 2023 Emerging Scholars Break Down Mental Health Barriers

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Active Minds is excited to empower our scholars and see how their projects facilitate change and pave the way towards a more inclusive, just society. Her interest broadly includes facilitating authenticity, freedom, and emotional ex pression through innovation and creation pertaining to diverse Black psychological experiences.

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Art Institute School System Announces Sudden Closure at End of Month

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The system is working with other partners to facilitate student transfers, according to its website. Student Justice Perez Sanders, 16, was only able to retrieve some of her art portfolio because she was not able to access the school’s servers. She worked really hard to build that,” said her mother, Sara Perez Sanders.

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$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

The university will implement freshman learning communities that incorporate internship preparation, scale internship opportunities for humanities students, integrate work-based learning into the curriculum, and develop an undergraduate humanities internship studio that will facilitate placement.

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Grant to Council of Independent Colleges Promotes Free Expression on Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

It is expected to facilitate hands-on dialogue on campus, including publications, webinars, training sessions for academic leaders, and one-on-one consultations with presidents. It engages with legislators, policymakers, presidents, and other campus stakeholders in support of the effort.

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Mott Community College Receives $156,000 for Initiative to Support Immigrant, Refugee, and First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“This initiative includes strategic outreach, community partnerships, sustainable resource initiatives, and crucial support services, all with the goal of empowering students and facilitating a smooth transition into education and training for the immigrant communities in the Greater Flint area.” The grant – from the Michigan Dept.

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Panel Explores Gun Prevention in Black Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

He currently facilitates workshops focused on trauma and gun prevention and said that more needs to be done to educate young people about the dangers of firearms. As a result, he said that he began facilitating workshops and offering other educational programs alongside Wilson. children rose 50% between 2019 and 2021.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. The dashboard is available through the Office of Student Success. “By

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UTSA Faculty Hiring Program Aims to Compete for Researchers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This new program will allow us to better align our capabilities with federal priorities and facilitate collaboration among the full range of our faculty, we can realize significant impact more quickly, grow our outstanding faculty, and help build UTSA’s thriving research enterprise,” said Dr.

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University of Florida Hillel Combats Antisemitism with ‘Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate’ Event

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

The students participate in a facilitated workshop during which time they learn about Judaism, the history of antisemitism, and practice their conversation and outreach skills. Pledge signers receive additional resources and opportunities to enhance their learning throughout the year.

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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Establishes Latino Association

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) has established the VP&S Latino Association, a group that aims to foster development, presence, and belonging of the Latino community at the medical school.

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Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

This service will help to provided peace of mind, TimelyCare is a safe, secure, URAC-accredited and HIPPA-compliant platform that follows campus-specific protocols to facilitate care coordination and follow-up to ensure continuity of care.”

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

Dorsey, II, dean of student involvement and leadership at University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, adding that focusing on the places where students come from can help to facilitate a culture of belonging on campus. “All Black students are not the same,” said Frank D.

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WVU Faculty to Vote on No Confidence Resolution for Gee

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Gordon Gee’s ability to responsibly, honestly, and effectively lead, facilitate, and participate in decision-making related to any institutional transformation or restructuring at this university,” the resolution said. The University Assembly of West Virginia University has no confidence in President E. Gee responded in a news release.

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Enhancing Degree Pathways by Integrating Industry-Recognized Credentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2024

By strategically designing educational trajectories that facilitate the attainment of high-value industry certifications, educational institutions empower individuals to access lucrative employment opportunities and significantly enhance their employability prospects.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. UM also has the Office of Native American Affairs, which facilitates communication and consultation with tribal nations to improve UM systemwide to better serve Native communities and learners.

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Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Sports Academy Hosts Innovative Summit to Empower Future Leaders

Knowledge Avatars College

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The summit featured a standout event sponsored by Knowledge Avatars, led by the distinguished facilitator Dalond Bidonne. This event, aimed at empowering the next generation of leaders, attracted over 150 high school students for a day dedicated to exploration, empowerment, and enrichment.

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Eda Davis-Lowe

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

In that role, she facilitated project implementation, evaluation and reporting for Lake-Sumter State College, Seminole State College and Valencia. Her most recent publication is “Fostering STEM Diversity.” She previously served as the program director for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP).

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Jodi Gillette

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

She facilitates communication between tribal nations and the White House, and is imperative to the annual White House Tribal Nations Conferences. Department of the Interior, deputy associate director of intergovernmental affairs and associate director of public engagement.

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Facilitation Communication

Google Continues its Investment in HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Google’s $1 million investment to Hampton University will enable the university to expand pathways and opportunities by facilitating needed infrastructure and classroom technology upgrades. “We

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What is MEASURE?

Active Minds

APRIL 29, 2024

Having sat in on other advisory groups that didn’t go as well, I was surprised at how seriously Emily, our facilitator, took our suggestions. My fellow students and I quickly agreed that some of the existing definitions around gender and sexual orientation seemed outdated and needed edits.

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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

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NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

NACAC’s Facilitative Role in the Ongoing Discussion of Test-Optional Admission

2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men

From Controllers to Careers: Using Esports to Develop Tech Skills in Higher Education

Ohio State, Uwill Partner to Provide Teletherapy

Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

New Guidebook Offers Best Practices in Suicide Response

Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty

A2MEND, University of La Verne Partner to Empower African American Male Scholars

Howard Joins Atlanta University Center Institutions in EDTECH Africa Initiative

University of San Diego Recruiting Students for Restorative Justice Master's Program

Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Winner Goes First Round to the Arizona Cardinals

Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

University of Vermont Launches ‘Grow Local News Reporting’ Effort

McGrath Named President of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School

Indiana University Launches Global Gateway office in Ghana

Opal Lee to Receive Honorary Degree

Yale Pledges $10M Toward HBCU Partnerships, Following Slavery Apology

Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Active Minds’ 2023 Emerging Scholars Break Down Mental Health Barriers

Art Institute School System Announces Sudden Closure at End of Month

$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

Grant to Council of Independent Colleges Promotes Free Expression on Campus

Mott Community College Receives $156,000 for Initiative to Support Immigrant, Refugee, and First-Generation Students

Panel Explores Gun Prevention in Black Communities

2023 Seal of Excelencia

UTSA Faculty Hiring Program Aims to Compete for Researchers

University of Florida Hillel Combats Antisemitism with ‘Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate’ Event

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Establishes Latino Association

Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

WVU Faculty to Vote on No Confidence Resolution for Gee

Enhancing Degree Pathways by Integrating Industry-Recognized Credentials

Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Sports Academy Hosts Innovative Summit to Empower Future Leaders

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Jodi Gillette

Google Continues its Investment in HBCUs

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