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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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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The updated report also reveals changes in scholarship practices across law schools. The proportion of schools awarding conditional scholarshipsfinancial aid that can be withdrawn if students fail to maintain certain academic standardshas decreased substantially, from 61% in 2011 to 32% in 2023.

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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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$100K Scholarship Could Become Issue in Mayoral Race

Inside Higher Ed

A scholarship worth nearly $100,000 could become an issue in the Los Angeles mayoral race, the Los Angeles Times reported. The scholarship was awarded by the University of Southern California to Representative Karen Bass for a master's degree in social work. The same scholarship was awarded to former L.A.

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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?: