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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service. Moreno at al. Traditional standards (e.g.,

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Required to Study Abroad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Goucher College, every single student pursuing a degree is expected to study abroad for at least some amount of time. Goucher College Though Goucher’s study abroad requirement was implemented in 2006, the motivations behind it can be traced back to the school’s founder, the Rev.

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Jacqie McWilliams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McWilliams spent nine years at the NCAA, managing NCAA championships, to include serving as director of the Division I women’s basketball tournament from 2006-2009 and the Division I men’s basketball tournament from 2007-2012. McLendon Scholarship Foundation Board. She was appointed to the John B.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. 2, 2006) 6. From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug. Mississippi’s Crusading Gadfly,” Jan. 16, 2003) 5.

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US Supreme Court decision a concern for all committed to inclusive global education

The PIE News

Founded in 2006, Diversity Abroad’s mission is to create equitable access to the benefits of global education by empowering educators, engaging stakeholders, and connecting diverse students to resources and opportunity. Now is the time to double down on efforts to expand equitable access to and support in global education for all students.

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Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure

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Tip 5: Inform students on the use of implementation intentions Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006) outlined a strategy called implementation intentions that can be employed to achieve a goal. Kennette is a professor of psychology at Durham College (Oshawa, Ontario). In many classes (e.g., link] Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P.