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College Fund Offers American Indian Law School Scholarship to Attend Harvard Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. Samantha Maltais, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is the current scholarship recipient.

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Point Foundation Increases Support as LGBTQ+ Scholarship Applications Continue to Rise

Insight Into Diversity

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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Focus on DEI in Higher Education: Highlighting Your Work for 50 Years

Insight Into Diversity

During the past 50 years, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, formerly the Affirmative Action Register (AAR), has reported on the abundance of programs, policies, best practices, and other efforts implemented to advance DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education and beyond.

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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

SRHE

By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Higher education research has also been critiqued for occupying a relatively marginal place within the wider discipline of educational research. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.

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Benefits of staying on at university by Professor Wendy Thomson

HEPI

Even more so for those who face additional barriers to accessing higher education. Providing a home at university for care experienced and estranged students create a solid foundation for experiencing all the great things higher education has to offer. Starting university can be daunting.

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US ambassador urges more study opportunities for US students in India

The PIE News

India became the number one source of higher education students to America for the second year,” said Garcetti, who served as the guest of honour at the conference. “Over 1 million students in the US come from this incredible country. .” Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India.

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Meet Shai Reshef, the 2023 Yidan Prize Winner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The award recognizes their innovative solutions which help learners reach their full potential, by advancing the quality of teaching and learning and breaking down barriers to higher education globally. Shai's model reimagines higher education, opening the doors for those who have previously been excluded," said Dorothy K.