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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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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. Dr. Tryan L.

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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. Supreme Court’s 2023 rulings against race-conscious admissions in higher education. “Our colleges and universities are at their best when they reflect the rich diversity of our nation,” U.S.

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UK university cuts threaten to ‘wipe out’ black scholarship, academics say

The Guardian - Higher Education

Critics say courses are being closed that played a leading role in addressing racial disparities in higher education Black scholarship in the UK risks being wiped out due to redundancies and course closures, leading academics have warned.

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Maharashtra puts curbs on scholarship for marginalised students

The PIE News

Though SC, ST, and OBC communities constitute over 70% of the Indian population, with Maharashtra being home to over 55% of individuals from the marginalised groups, issues like casteism, abuse, and bullying have plagued the students in prominent higher education institutions across India.

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

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Andrew Woon, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management at Queen Mary University of London. Promotion for academics, especially those on teaching and scholarship (T&S) pathways, is fraught with challenges. Current promotion practices present significant obstacles for T&S academics.

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National HBCU Scholarship Program Seeks to Address Student Financial Hurdles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A national scholarship program for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is set to be launched. and develop into advocates and champions for universal rights. and develop into advocates and champions for universal rights. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.