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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent

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Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent. President and Fellows of Harvard College that ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, reported The Chronicle , a Duke student-run publication.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Briscoe was called in as an expert on the safety of Black students on college campuses and the increasing number of hate crimes committed on campuses.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

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Leonard went to Dr. Dave Weatherspoon, vice provost of enrollment and academic strategic planning at MSU, to see if the student’s status could be changed to in-state. MSU also participates in the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver, which waives tuition for in-state Native American students at Michigan’s public colleges and universities. “We

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Lastly, a college or university’s commitment must be sustained over time. and graduate 19%. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leonard went to Dr. Dave Weatherspoon, vice provost of enrollment and academic strategic planning at MSU, to see if the student’s status could be changed to in-state. MSU also participates in the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver, which waives tuition for in-state Native American students at Michigan’s public colleges and universities. “We

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

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Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service.

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