Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

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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The PIE News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Seven scholars from South East Asia have been chosen as recipients of the British Council’s scholarships for women in STEM for 2022/23, as the organisation continues efforts to enhance South East Asia-UK relations. Stellmacher said that such scholarships contribute to the overall perception and student consciousness of UK study.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Here, representatives from China, Korea, and Japan shared what each country has done to boost their visibility in the international education sector. South Korea WooYoung Shin, representing the Global Education and Services and University Network for International Education, shared South Korea’s plans.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). This shift acknowledges the need for DEIB leadership to be embedded across all levels of the organization, rather than concentrated in a single role (Sernak, 2021).

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). This shift acknowledges the need for DEIB leadership to be embedded across all levels of the organization, rather than concentrated in a single role (Sernak, 2021).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

Hollins University is launching a scholarship initiative to enable academically talented young women to complete a four-year degree in which direct costs of attendance are fully covered. The HOPE Scholars Program originated in 2021 covering tuition for qualified students living within a 40-mile radius of Roanoke, Virginia.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education will be used to prepare nearly 1,000 Native American students in Nevada for college and the workforce. This student population fell from 955 in fall 2012 to about 600 in the fall 2021 semester, The Nevada Independent reports.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is currently leading the development of Canada’s third International Education Strategy (IES) to follow the current strategy that expires on March 31 next year. GAC’s task is further complicated as the responsibility of education policy lies exclusively with the provinces.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. west regional lead, tech education outreach & partnerships at Google. “It Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). of engineering master’s degree recipients in 2021 – from 4.2% Graduate students’ needs are focused on financing their education and financial support for conference travel. and 19.7%, respectively.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 24, 2023

International Day of Education 2023 is being marked across the globe, with the driving theme behind this year’s iteration bringing the education of Afghan women and girls into focus, UNESCO has said. No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. The war against women must stop,” she added.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 5, 2024

According to the most recent OECD data for 2021, Brazil has one of the smallest proportions of international students enrolled in tertiary education, ranked 42 out of 44 OECD countries with available data. The problems with the education system have been created over 300 years, they were not created 10 years ago.”

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2016, I received a scholarship of £9,000 to pursue my undergraduate studies at Coventry University. While this scholarship eased some of the financial burden, it was clear that I would still need to secure additional funding to cover the remaining tuition fees. Fast forward to 2021, and I found myself facing a pivotal decision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions. Diversifying the Governing Board: An AGB Report found that: 1.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

The university's trustees pursued starting its own direct-support organization in 2021, severing ties with then-Bethune-Cookman National Alumni Association. B-CU filed suit two years ago, following a split between the historically Black university and the alumni association.

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Today's Learner

OCTOBER 29, 2024

They said education would be my ticket out of poverty. Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. She was selected as a distinguished alumni of Abilene Christian University in 2021 and of Longview High School in 2018. I was always proud of their work ethic.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Chinese ambassador to the US has announced the implementation of the Young Envoy Scholarship to deliver on president Xi Jingping’s goal of welcoming 50,000 American students to study in China over the next five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

A good portion of those donations were given to various kinds of institutions of higher education, many serving students from underserved backgrounds. In the process of selecting recipients, Scott’s team sought out colleges and universities successfully educating those from chronically underserved communities, she wrote.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Holocaust Education Initiative, run by UK professors and funded by a grant from the Jewish Heritage Fund, aims to prepare teachers to meet state standards of a 2018 law requiring Holocaust education at Kentucky public schools. There’s so much scholarship here and so many stories worth telling.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Image: Since the Taliban suspended the rights of Afghan women to pursue higher education last month, many American higher education institutions and leaders have decried the ban. A few are going further, asking what they can do to help Afghan women regain control of their academic futures, whether through scholarships to U.S.

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The PIE News

APRIL 7, 2023

Many African applicants are buoyed by the impressive visa approval rates for both those on Hungarian government scholarships as well as for self-sponsored students. Our primary mandate is to offer education opportunities in Hungary, to all, with an aim of creating future leaders who would make an impact in the world.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this year’s survey, students identified financial aid and scholarships as the most important factors in their enrollment decision. This marks the first time respondents have listed financial aid and scholarships as their top criteria since we began surveying adult learners in 2019. But no two adult learners are the same.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

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. ’ This should not be the case.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Former Unite Foundation scholarship student, and host of the excellent This is Us Podcast, Paige Mackenzie, writes about her reflections on speaking with students on the podcast, and how they’ve said it can feel to be stuck at uni at a time when seemingly everyone is at home with their families. Eluned Parrott, ‘Study from home?

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The PIE News

APRIL 13, 2023

Keystone Education Group has acquired German study search platform studddy for an undisclosed sum. We are excited to boost our offering to German students and strengthen our footprint in the European market with studddy joining the Keystone family,” said Fredrik Högemark, CEO of Keystone Education Group. “We

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The PIE News

AUGUST 29, 2023

A more sustainable approach to funding higher education in the UK is needed, the Russell Group of research-intensive universities has said as they face “increasing pressures” to deliver high-quality education and impactful research.

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The PIE News

JUNE 21, 2023

With budget for the year increasing to about €775 million as a result in part to Ukraine aid programs, DAAD said it worked to respond to multiple crises during “challenging times” In 2021, DAAD had €634.7 These significant changes have an impact on higher education institutions and the DAAD, too.”

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The country’s ministry of education said two years ago that it would be raising the international student quota for universities to 30,000 per year – it is not clear whether this target has been reached. Whether this number will exceed its 2021 quota amidst the war, however, is a different, more difficult question.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Willis Scholarship Program, which launched at the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, provides scholarships to Connecticut students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. It exemplifies the powerful impact of collaboration between higher education institutions and organizations to support underserved students.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The ongoing financial education movement demonstrates progress, but more needs to be done, experts say. Many states have turned to legislation for help in the struggle to educate high school students about financial literacy. Sixty-seven percent consider themselves a “saver” rather than a “spender.”.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With three semesters worth of student-level enrollment data on this New England Board of Higher Education transfer initiative under our belt, Senior Program Manager Emily Decatur and I are now equipped to start answering this question and many more. Guarantee students are consistently being awarded significant institutional scholarships.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 19, 2022

A group of scholarship providers for Native American students on Wednesday released a report detailing their first national study on college affordability for Indigenous students. “These barriers can be removed through continued investment via scholarships, tuition support, and supportive partnerships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I (Ford) was reading a commentary on the top number of “issues” facing education/ educators and became even more outraged and indignant on terminology used to describe children who live in poverty, Blacks, and other minoritized students. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Students are likely to consider alternatives such as Germany, which saw a 13% increase in Indian enrollments from 2021 to 2023; France, with a 5.98% rise; and Spain, which experienced a notable 28.36% growth during the same period,” said Saurabh Arora, founder and CEO, University Living.

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