Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 26, 2023

I should add that neither US News nor the educated public has much understanding of what a first-tier, cutting-edge English or history or sociology department would look like. Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements? Has their audacity and boldness faded along with the impetus to shatter existing paradigms?

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Rushi Sheth, Vice President (International), College Board, highlighted the importance of expanding opportunities for Indian students. The College Board recently hosted the India Global Higher Education Alliance Forum 2024 in New Delhi, which focused on ensuring successful student transitions to higher education, aimed at Indian institutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. Scholarships, for example, are an especially effective means to help Ukrainians build a better future for their nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2023

He draws upon scholarship in critical race theory and Jotería studies in education and invites his research participants to become co-creators and to be in conversations, or pláticas, with him. and Jorge Estrada, writing in the Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History (2019).

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University Business

JANUARY 19, 2024

This year marks 100 since Spelman Baptist Seminary became Spelman College, the all-women HBCU in the heart of Atlanta, Ga., ” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. Spelman College is just one of the several prestigious HBCUs in Atlanta. Who are Spelman College’s donors?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It’s a label that marks us as “unwelcome” and our scholarship as “controversial.” For many of us whose work or lived experiences connect race, gender, history, or sexuality, within education, exile is less about leaving and more about staying in a space where we know we’re not fully welcome.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma No longer can academic historians dismiss popular biographies or nonspecialist accounts of the past as low-powered history. Worse yet, from the professional historians’ vantage point, the popularizers too often failed to take into account relevant, up-to-date scholarship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López "I've been in the classroom on and off, but I've been supporting youth and students in different ways throughout that time,” says López, who is starting a new chapter of her career as a tenured associate professor in educational leadership and policy in the University of Arizona College of Education. I'm a first-generation student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Colleges typically use a variety of assessments such as standardized tests, essays, and GPA to determine a student's readiness for life in academia. When students from diverse backgrounds step onto campus, they are not just seeking a college degree. The decision to attend college is a transformative journey for a student's life.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 18, 2024

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). We are invigorated and inspired by this incredible act of generosity,” said Helene Gayle, president of Spelman College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 4, 2023

The American Indian College Fund recently received a five-year, $38 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). The grant, which totals $38,775,000, is the largest in the College Fund’s history.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 26, 2024

Dartmouth College is boosting financial aid significantly for middle-income students, thanks to a $150 million donation—the largest scholarship gift in the college’s history.

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University Business

AUGUST 22, 2024

Consider this: Parents helping with their child’s college search may define “affordability” differently than some higher ed leaders. Perhaps not surprisingly, parents identified cost as their top college concern, followed closely by two other financial matters: finding scholarships and compiling debt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Kresge Foundation has created two permanent $1 million endowment funds to support Detroit Public School graduates pursuing education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). All told, we hope to provide at least $3 million in funding to support Detroiters to go to HBCUs.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

candidate—and became one of the many Ukrainian students currently benefiting from scholarships offered by U.S. colleges and universities. For the Ukrainian students, enrolling in college in the United States offers a welcome reprieve from the horrors of the war at home. So she returned to KU—this time as a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. Most universities and colleges continue to occupy large land bases and are maintained by taxing those stolen lands.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. We are grateful for support from the Mellon Foundation,” said Dr. Jennifer Collins, president of Rhodes Colleges. According to the US Census, the city's population is 64% Black.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Francis College in New York announced Monday it is dropping its entire Division I athletics program at the conclusion of the spring semester, noting recent enrollment and demographic challenges. Francis College Board of Trustees, said in a statement. Francis College will continue to honor current athletic scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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. Among the requirements for some Native American specific scholarships are uploading tribal I.D. The basics are very appealing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Danielle Ren Holley, president-elect of Mount Holyoke College. The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground. She will step into her role on July 1, 2023.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a fully accredited, two-year public college with approximately 10,000 students enrolled at its four Michigan campuses. The post Data-Driven ROI: Liaison’s Intelligent Names Helps Kalamazoo Valley Community College “Identify the Right Population” appeared first on Liaison.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the latest entity to dismiss standardized testing as a core requirement for student-athletic scholarships. The NCAA, along with several other colleges and universities , relaxed its testing requirements during the pandemic due to a lack of infrastructure and resources to support it.

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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 7, 2024

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) took the spotlight in Charlotte, North Carolina last week as the city hosted its first ever HBCU Festival. The event kicked off Wednesday, May 29 with a networking mixer, and attendees enjoyed four days of programming celebrating the rich history and traditions of HBCUs.

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Today's Learner

JULY 8, 2024

Reading Time: 3 minutes Starting college is a huge social shift that can be challenging for new students to navigate. In that moment, I realized that college wasn’t going to start with me automatically making the best friends of my life. But, I didn’t realize that building bonds with an on-campus community takes serious work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. However, David Coleman, head of The College Board, insists that the changes were not due to political pressure. principles."

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

A special kind of energy comes with doing something no one else has, and it’s buzzing around California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State), this spring as early applications are being reviewed for the inaugural cohort of 70 students who will enroll in the trailblazing Black Honors College (BHC).

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

As someone who visited India as a 14-year-old and returned to the country when as a college-going 19-year-old, Garcetti reminisced on his ‘learnings’ from India and the impact an educational journey in the country could have on prospective students. Eric Garcetti, US Ambassador to India. This is why our countries invest in that program.”

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. It improves our scholarship by adding those elements to the STEM fields: Our research is better and our graduates are more well-rounded.”

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IHEP

AUGUST 16, 2023

Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) underscores a disconcerting reality: most students face a gap between what their families can afford and what they must pay to attend college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

The increase is part of the largest increase in basic education funding in the state’s history at nearly $1.1 For higher education, the budget comprises $120 million in increased funding for scholarships and grants, $20 million for student teacher stipends, a $15.7 million (6%) increase for community colleges, and a $35.1

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 16, 2024

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently received a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., marking the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. Lomax in a statement.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With representatives from prominent art and design institutions, the event saw students making a beeline to know more about the courses, scholarships, and career support being offered. India has such a rich creative history and culture across all disciplines, so it’s wonderful to be here and experience that.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month. Sullivan discussed his latest book, We’ll Fight It Out Here: A History of the Ongoing Struggle for Health Equity, which chronicles the history and impacts of AMHPS.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On Wednesday, Charles Robinson was named chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, making history for the flagship campus for appointing its first Black leader. More from UB : Is Title IX really protecting college students from sexual misconduct on campus? — University of Arkansas (@UArkansas) November 16, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. In 2019, we proudly launched the Single Parent Scholarship initiative, which provides financial assistance and support services to single parents who aspire to earn a college degree.

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