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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. Colleges and universities use endowments to support several priorities, such as scholarships, upgraded facilities and faculty hiring. This election offers an important opportunity to do just that.

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Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History

Insight Into Diversity

On May 6, 2024, Dorothy Jean Tillman II walked across the stage at Arizona State University (ASU), making history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. The post Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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U.S. institutions offer scholarships to Ukrainian refugees

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Andriyana Baran spent the 2020–21 academic year as a Fulbright scholar in the United States, serving as a teaching assistant and helping to develop online learning curricula for the University of Kansas at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But when Russia invaded the country last February, she was forced to evacuate.

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Historic $100M Grant to UNCF Boosts HBCU Endowments, Financial Stability

Insight Into Diversity

marking the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. According to a 2020 report by the Brookings Institution, the 10 largest HBCU endowments totaled just $2 billion, compared to $200 billion across the top predominantly White institutions.

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Of the $100 million, $75 million will go to endowed scholarships to attract future students while removing financial barriers, according to the institution. According to a 2020 report by the Brookings Institution, the 10 largest HBCU endowments totaled just $2 billion, compared to $200 billion across top predominantly White institutions.

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NCAA eliminates standardized testing requirement for student-athletes

University Business

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the latest entity to dismiss standardized testing as a core requirement for student-athletic scholarships. Division III schools do not offer athletic scholarships, so they utilize a different method of granting scholarships.

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New digital texts shake up monograph publishing (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” In recent years, Brown University Library has expanded its innovation in digital scholarship by pushing beyond the boundaries of the traditional printed monograph. Funding organizations such as the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others, have made much of this innovative scholarship possible.