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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent

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Supreme Court ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, reported The Chronicle , a Duke student-run publication. It will be open to all undergraduate students, regardless of race.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

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There are 31 different BMI programs, but each has the same overall goals: increase the enrollment and matriculation, retention, GPA, and graduation rate of underrepresented students. As a student, [the program] did help. There is institutional commitment to looking at financial support for students unable to pay tuition.

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Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

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Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer.

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

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Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. Of the Latino students in U.S. The vast majority of these students are citizens of the U.S. (90%),

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Common App Sets Goal to Increase Reach to Low-Income Students, Publishes Findings of Pilot Programs

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The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force. labor force.

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

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The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will be part of a federal initiative to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students in food and agriculture careers. The ability to afford tuition is a major factor impacting student enrollment, retention, and persistence to graduation.” Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett As part of the U.S.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

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Even though there are wonderful colleges and universities across the states and country, they can’t find enough students to enroll, and every year there are headlines about colleges folding or being acquired.” Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education.