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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.

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The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

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). The role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) in higher education has undergone significant transformation over recent years (El-Amin, 2022b).

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Australia back but scholarship plans need review

The PIE News

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. Currently, 33 universities in the country are offering scholarships internationally.

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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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140,000 mobility programs funded by DAAD in 2022

The PIE News

More than 140,000 individuals were funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for mobility programs in 2022, bringing it close to its pre-pandemic level, the organisation has said at its general assembly in Bonn. These significant changes have an impact on higher education institutions and the DAAD, too.”

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. The higher education institutions conferring honorary degrees on Zelensky committed to assisting Ukraine in other ways.

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UK universities take £41m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

The Guardian - Higher Education

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest Major fossil fuel companies have committed tens of millions of pounds in funding to UK universities since 2022, it can be revealed, despite many of these institutions having actively pledged to divest from oil and gas. Continue reading.