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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy A coalition of 104 education organizations has called on Congress to immediately reverse the Department of Education's recent cancellation of several major teacher preparation grant programs, a move that has disrupted educator pipelines across the country and threatens to worsen the national teacher shortage crisis.

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Princeton Grants Suspended as Federal Pressure on Universities Grows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Princeton President Dr. Christopher Eisgruber announced earlier this week that "several dozen" federal research grants from agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA, and the Department of Defense have been halted.

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USDA to Provide Additional Financial Support to Tribal Students at Land-Grant Colleges and Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Agriculture has announced $5 million in grants to support Tribal students at land-grant colleges and universities through the New Beginning for Tribal Students (NBTS) Program.

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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has been named the next president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), marking a Dr. Waded Cruzado historic appointment as she becomes the first Latina to lead the organization.

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Scholar-Activist Returns Home: Dr. Kala Burrell-Craft Named Dean of Grambling State's College of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her research focuses on identity development, anti-racist teacher and leadership preparation, culturally responsive pedagogy, critical literacies, and social justice. As a scholar-activist, Burrell-Craft has built her career around addressing educational equity in urban and rural contexts.

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chancellor Emeritus at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was honored with the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award last week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) in Orlando, Florida. Martin, Sr., Dr. Harold L.

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Maryland Launches $1M Grant Initiative to Transform Displaced Federal Workers into Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Maryland Governor Wes Moore Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced a $1 million grant program designed to help displaced federal workers transition into teaching careers while simultaneously addressing the state's critical educator shortage.

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