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Dr. Willie L. Todd Jr. Named 22nd President of Talladega College

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His accomplishments at DTC include an 870% increase in fundraising with over $32 million raised in five years, a 400% increase in scholarship offerings, over 98% placement rate, and a 54% increase in enrollment with improved retention and graduation rates.

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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

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Law schools have resolved this by advertising astronomically high sticker prices for tuition but awarding varying levels of merit scholarships to admitted students helping them build the entering class they aim for. At the same time, national legal organizations have expressed cautious optimism.

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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

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The updated report also reveals changes in scholarship practices across law schools. Similarly, the percentage of entering law students receiving conditional scholarships reached its lowest point since 2011, at 19% of all matriculants. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Labor.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

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This is necessary but must include intentional and proactive scholarship and resources on racial identity development. When cultural ways of being and cultural differences are framed as assets rather than problems, unnecessary special education referrals, labeling, and placements will decrease. c. Disciplinary overrepresentation.

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Featured Partner Scholarships: November 2023

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As the holiday season approaches, the scholarship season continues heating up! Don’t miss out on these opportunities—and visit our Browse Scholarships page for even more!

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

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Since then, I have focused my scholarship on college and career readiness, and STEM for Black males. Once recruited, they want and need to be retained, which requires having anti-racist, culturally competent educators who are advocates, upstanders, and allies.

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New Partnership Aims to Diversify Medical Device Sales

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MSC CEO Travis Allen said that part of what makes his program so unique is that instructors are actually “seasoned veteran medical device sales representatives,” who not only teach the students but also help them connect with jobs after completion, a key part of MSC’s 84% placement rate.

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