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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. Colleges and universities use endowments to support several priorities, such as scholarships, upgraded facilities and faculty hiring.

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Hood College receives $54 million, largest donation in school’s history

University Business

Hood College will receive $54 million from Hodson Trust on Monday which is the largest gift in the school’s 130-year history. The educational institution says that 100% of the money will go toward undergraduate scholarships which will benefit the students. Read more from FOX Baltimore.

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Charlotte Holds Inaugural HBCU Festival

Insight Into Diversity

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. Saturday, June 1 held a food drive, and Sunday June 2 concluded the event with a commemorative brunch followed by a gospel concert.

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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U.S. institutions offer scholarships to Ukrainian refugees

Inside Higher Ed

candidate—and became one of the many Ukrainian students currently benefiting from scholarships offered by U.S. The scholarships are expected to cost between $5 million and $6 million in total, to be funded through private philanthropy, according to a university spokesperson. So she returned to KU—this time as a Ph.D.

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Art and design institutes pitch courses, careers in India

The PIE News

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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Christina Ke, Uoffer Global

The PIE News

One of the most memorable work trips for me has been to Oxford to the Said Business School in order to wrap up Uoffer Global’s collaboration with Oxford Said on the Uoffer Global MBA scholarship programme with an official signing ceremony. If you could learn a language instantly, which would you pick and why?