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Black Enrollees at HBCUs More Likely to Obtain Bachelor’s Degrees

Insight Into Diversity

million Black students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010. This trend in part is due to the increased likelihood of HBCU students pursuing high-earning majors, such as those in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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The rise of India’s international boarding schools: exploring the opportunities and challenges

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According to a survey by PRICE, the Indian middle class, with an annual income of Rs 5-30 lakh, more than doubled from 14% in 2004-05 to 31% in 2022 and is projected to rise to 63% by 2047, giving Indians the financial power to seek a better education. This trend is particularly evident among the rising middle class.

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Finlandia University is the latest private college to fall

University Business

In November, The Hechinger Report found 861 colleges had closed since 2004. Northern Michigan University, Michigan Technological University, Adrian College, Bay College and Wartburg College have agreed to take in the school’s remaining students in good standing.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

5. Ye ("Last Call”, 2004) “I ain't play the hand I was dealt, I changed my cards. His research and writing revolve around socially conscious music, hip-hop, technology, and media representation. On this road it is important to not limit yourselves based on what your peers, family, friends are doing.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Dr. John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. He had a big influence on me because he had an interest in things scientific and technological,” Jackson said.

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Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being 

Faculty Focus

The good news is educational technology is making it far easier to not just improve academic outcomes, but to help students thrive through what should be one of the most formative experiences many of us will have in our lifetimes. References Burke, K., Fanshawe, M., & Tualaulelei, E. Education Finance and Policy, 16(2): 183 – 208.

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