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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many hope their return signals a deeper commitment to prioritizing Black scholarship in ways that long-suffering, lesser-known Black scholars have not always experiencedeven at HBCUs. It was at least a decade later before Fisk's John Lewis Center for Social Justice was established in 2019 to carry on a similar mantle. That is the work.

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NZ PM’s 2025 scholarship scheme offers 119 opportunities in Asia and LatAm

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The New Zealand government has announced that 119 recipients have been awarded as part of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship scheme for 2025. The scholarship grants the opportunity to young New Zealand citizens to study and work across Asia and Latin America with financial aid from the government.

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Acumen and University Living announce scholarship for Indian students

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The INR 2 crore scholarship fund will be distributed across more than 50 university partners of Acumen and University Living , helping students secure housing abroad without additional financial stress, as per a joint statement. Between 2019 and 2022, spending on accommodation rose from $1.9 billion to $2.4 billion in the US, from $1.7

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The last normal year: Freshman Discounts at Private Colleges, 2019

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That is, for a typical student under that second scenario, college X says, "We'll charge you $40,000 and then apply a "scholarship" of $20,000, which is really an accounting transaction. That is, it comes in as cash from another source, like an endowed scholarship. In other words, we'll educate you for $20,000 in cash.

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Australia back but scholarship plans need review

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Data from the department of education in Australia shows that international commencements in higher education have risen to 105,000 in the year to May 2023, an increase of 9% on 2019 figures. Study Move also pointed out that commencement from China are now 64% for postgraduate programs, compared to the 51% being the same in 2019.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, he became the recipient of both an honorary doctorate in social work and a Distinguished Alumnus award for his decades of commitment and service to racial equality, the highest honor awarded by the University of Tennessee Alumni Board. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021.

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Scholarships attracting African students to Turkey

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The numbers have grown to over 60,000 up from around 40,000 since 2019, thanks largely to scholarships by the Turkish government, and are bound to grow even higher in the future as the country intensifies its engagement with Africa. The scholarships could be part of the reason for the growth in enrolment.