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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

What it is: The Fordham Housing Fund began in 2011 as a gift from Fordham graduates Kathy and Brian MacLean. How it works: Each year, rising juniors in CSTEP apply for a scholarship from the fund. After, CSTEP staff select the nine scholarship recipients for the upcoming academic year.

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Alaska College Scholarship Sees Low Acceptance Rate

Inside Higher Ed

And a state scholarship designed to change that is not working, The Anchorage Daily News reported. The Alaska Performance Scholarship was first established in 2011 to keep the best students in the state for college. There are three tiers to the scholarship, the highest of which is $4,755 per year.

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Diverse Recognizes Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs at ACPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) study was first proposed by Ralph Newell at Diverse as a partnership with ACPA-College Student Educators International in 2011. The ACPA Governing Board motioned for the then-Director of Research and Scholarship, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, to explore the merit and extent of this project.

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Alaska College Scholarship Sees Low Acceptance Rate

Inside Higher Ed

And a state scholarship designed to change that is not working, The Anchorage Daily News reported. The Alaska Performance Scholarship was first established in 2011 to keep the best students in the state for college. There are three tiers to the scholarship, the highest of which is $4,755 per year. Hide by line?:

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How a Utah university boosted women's enrollment and retention

Inside Higher Ed

As recently as 2011, for instance, 43 percent of UVU students were women, and the university noticed particularly high rates of women dropping out after their sophomore years. Seeking to address these disparities, UVU in 2011 created a Women’s Success Center. A scholarship program designed to address the No.

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Brown University Exhibit on Mumia Abu-Jamal to Highlight American Prison System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He previously was given a death sentence, but that was overturned in 2011. By offering a glimpse into Mumia Abu-Jamal’s papers , and by engaging scholars across the country in conversation, we hope to catalyze more scholarship and conversation about a topic that affects so many lives.”