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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time. It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. Together, we must hold our country’s leaders accountable and demand equity in education. It’s a vote for equality of opportunity.

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Teachers Rally Against Musk's Education Control

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. history," said AFT President Randi Weingarten, who will lead Wednesday's protest.

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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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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

25, Moorea Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at The Ohio State University (OSU) and executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Centerwas awarded the Order of the Palmetto South Carolinas highest civilian honor established in 1971. Moore III trailblazers whose influence shaped his path to distinction. since 2018.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures.

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Association for the Study of African American Life and History to Host Third Annual Black History Month Festival

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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a series of events as part of its Third Annual Black History Month Festival this year. Black Resistance has taken many forms throughout history. Throughout February, events will take place both in-person in Washington D.C.

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Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Founded in 2018 with the recognition that Black womens perspectives have long been marginalized in academia, BWSA was birthed as a necessary space for scholars dedicated to studying Black womens histories, politics, literature, and lived experiences. You should come to this conference.

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