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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks recalls his father’s experiences in the Merchant Marines in the 1950s, visiting West Africa, and how the parental influence extends into his work as an anthropologist and professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

Through the Fordham Housing Fund, selected upper-level commuter students at the university have the chance to experience on-campus living—for free. What it is: The Fordham Housing Fund began in 2011 as a gift from Fordham graduates Kathy and Brian MacLean. Between 30 and 40 students complete applications, Molina says.

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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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$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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How a Utah university boosted women's enrollment and retention

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Fifty percent of Utah Valley University students identify as female, but this wasn’t always the case: historically—and in ways that defied national trends about women’s college achievement—women enrolled and graduated from the university at significantly lower rates than men. Share here.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An upcoming exhibition at Brown University will depict the incarcerated life of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, through a collection of written papers and other materials, to educate people on the realities and inequalities of the American prison system. He previously was given a death sentence, but that was overturned in 2011.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student Affairs staff and students from Elon University, one of this year's honorees. 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.