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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to Launch Scholarship Program as Part of Federal Agriculture Career Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nina Lyon-Bennett will be heading a scholarship initiative for students pursuing degrees related to agriculture and family and consumer sciences at UAPB and Fort Valley State University. The ability to afford tuition is a major factor impacting student enrollment, retention, and persistence to graduation.”

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That July, as Ross debated where to continue his educational journey, he reached out to Howard to receive his transcript so he could officially restart classes, only to discover it had been placed on a hold. Office of Human Rights, which found Howard failed to provide Ross “reasonable accommodation based on his disability.”