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Colleges Revise Race-Conscious Scholarships

Insight Into Diversity

Universities across the country are revising or ending certain financial aid criteria and scholarships in response to the U.S. Since the rulings, nearly 50 colleges and universities have paused, modified, or terminated race-conscious scholarships, totalling at least $45 million.

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Maharashtra puts curbs on scholarship for marginalised students

The PIE News

Moreover, the west Indian state has also imposed an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakhs (£7,552) on the candidates despite the average monthly income of SC, and ST families being INR 5,000 (£47) less than non-disadvantaged categories in India. Many global scholarships increase their stipends yearly to match inflation.

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How to Break the Promotion Glass Ceiling for Teaching and Scholarship Academics

HEPI

Promotion for academics, especially those on teaching and scholarship (T&S) pathways, is fraught with challenges. Scholarship activities that significantly impact student learning and success are frequently undervalued. If the system disadvantages certain applicants, it does more harm than good.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s important now more than ever for us to look at our role in this world as public health advocates to avoid negative health events like a global pandemic.” These funds will go to scholarships and education for students pursuing studies in the areas of health science and public health. Public health is a social responsibility.

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Statewide Collaboration Results in Greater Financial Aid for Students

Insight Into Diversity

Willis Scholarship Program, which launched at the start of the 2016-2017 academic year, provides scholarships to Connecticut students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The program is divided into two scholarships, both of which provide funding to low-income students — need-merit and need-based offerings.

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A kidney for a PhD: graduate students consider extreme measures to study abroad

The PIE News

He argued this can be done by the lowering of application fees, the offering of more waivers, or the elimination of fees entirely for applicants from economically disadvantaged countries with weak currencies. IIE said it advocates for access and equity in higher education to provide global learning opportunities for all.

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Social Reality: Is Needed Justice Reform in America Possible?

Higher Education Inquirer

The (in)justice system is increasingly overwhelmed by massive case backlogs and a growing pattern of decisions that disproportionately disadvantage working-class individuals, raising serious concerns about equal access to justice and the erosion of public trust in legal institutions. Reforming the U.S.