Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 15, 2024

Reengaging history with the social sciences and contemporary challenges. The discipline of history, while continuing to produce valuable scholarship, is in a rut. If we are to revitalize history, we must reconsider how historians are trained and ask ourselves what a “new history” might look like.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

I have had my eye on the Mecca my entire career, studying its history and witnessing what Howard means to the culture. Kendi's exceptional scholarship and unwavering commitment to social justice align perfectly with Howard University's mission and values as we deepen our scholarship on the African Diaspora," he said.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 18, 2024

Goucher College has received a gift of approximately $55 million, which will be used primarily for scholarships, the college announced Wednesday. It is the largest donation in the Baltimore institution's 140-year history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Moore follows in the footsteps of other legendary leaders from South Carolina whove received the honor, many of whom broke down racial barriers throughout history, paving the way for him and others to succeed. Moore said that its not lost on him that hes in the tradition of a long line of change makers.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 6, 2024

Bowling Green State University expects to receive the largest contribution in its history, and the largest single gift toward student scholarships in the state of Ohio, from the Thompson Foundation, according to a Thursday news release from the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

That makes me attractive, and the work I do attracti Its not just funding organizations that pay attention to Briscoes scholarship. Inasmuch as I respect [her] full body of scholarship, her studies on campus racial climate are my favorite, says Harper. You have erased history, people, resources, and services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Georgetown event not only honored Xaviers continued contributions but also reflected on the role of Black Catholic scholarship in shaping faith and social justice initiatives. For years, the story remained buried until 2004, when Patricia Bayonne-Johnson uncovered it while tracing her family history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Wells Fargo Foundation donated $100,000 to help create scholarships for the school’s Corporate Work Program, which provides workforce opportunities that allow students to develop the needed skills, habits, and experience to be competitive in the job market postgraduation while contributing toward the cost of their education.

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The PIE News

MARCH 16, 2023

Colombian student numbers for Australia are now the highest in history, according to new figures in an update from Austrade. Austrade was also optimistic about Chile’s growth, after the country’s foreign student scholarship scheme, Becas Chile, reopened in 2022.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Bowling Green State University announced on Thursday that the Thompson Foundation will expand its support of an existing scholarship program, helping create a fund that may reach a total of $250 million dollars for student scholarships at the university. Read more from Forbes.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 17, 2024

On May 6, 2024, Dorothy Jean Tillman II walked across the stage at Arizona State University (ASU), making history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. The post Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has received $4 million, the largest gift commitment in the school’s history. Staples Scholarship Endowed Fund. “I The commitment was made by SMCM alum R. Scott Raspa, a class of 1986 graduate, and contributes to SMCM’s 2023 $20 million Taking the LEAD fundraising campaign. Scott Raspa and John M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

“Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, black-owned book publishing has existed in the United States, the books released by these publishing enterprises have vindicated blacks, documented black culture and history, and addressed the special concerns of black people in ways which white book publishers have not. Cornish and John B.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The program provides lower-income students from India options through which they can save money as they plan for university, which includes a 90% discount on SAT registration fees and scholarships at participating institutions. We are looking to retain and secure more partners for the India Scholars Program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Toldson CRT is a body of scholarship that spans more than 40 years, which examines the ways in which structures of power and privilege are embedded within existing social, cultural, and legal systems. They are for denying racism and revising history, by any means necessary, including by advancing draconian censorship legislation.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

We educated our campus communities as to what is at stake in Ukraine, facilitated efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian citizens and offered scholarships for Ukrainians interested in pursuing higher education. According to economists, roughly three-quarters of the wealth of most countries is accounted for by human capital.

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The Berkeley Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The endowed program, led by Ussama Makdisi, a history professor, will fund research and cultural activities, representing a major step forward in expanding Middle Eastern scholarship at UC Berkeley. The post New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It’s a development historians say follows movement—particularly within the field of public history—toward broader recognition. history, writes that “If we believe that historical thinking and knowledge should inform public policy, then we need to make our work accessible to policymakers and influencers.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Column: Intellectual Affairs Three years ago Peter Burke published The Polymath ( Yale University Press ), an illustrated history of what are usually called Renaissance men or women. His new book, Ignorance: A Global History ( Yale University Press ), pivots to the complete antithesis of “inquisitive appetite.”

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Both of my parents made their children aware of African history and geography when we were young,” reflects Brooks, during his most recent excursion to Kenya. Well, to my amazement, there was and is a very long-standing and pronounced African American presence throughout the history of Appalachia.”

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The Guardian - Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The other, she continues, has to do with the unilateral decision-making being done on what students can learn about their culture, history, and identity. One is the anti-DEI push being made on the field, including book bans at the K-12 level and the targeting of student resources in higher education.

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Educause

MAY 1, 2023

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) established the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship in 2021 to improve support and access to and sustainability of digital resources and humanities projects related to social and racial justice.

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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. 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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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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The PIE News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Pakistan is home to one of the largest number of English speakers in the world, owing to its colonial history and vast population. These agents may charge students extra money under the pretext of scholarships and misguide them on their admission process. However, this does not always translate to proficiency in the language.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Building on Current Initiatives to Support Prospective Native Students Currently, MSU offers the Maynard Kennedy Turtle Island Acknowledgement Scholarship, which has similar benefits to NATAP but is only offered to a limited number of students each year.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

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?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship, The Flash Today reported. The 6888th – the only all-female unit in Army history – was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in March 2022. A Tarleton State University doctoral student and U.S. Army veteran Nicole Burkett has recently been named the inaugural recipient of the U.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 3, 2025

Department of Education has modified its previous directives on race in hiring, scholarships, student programs, and other educational policies. Notably, it clarifies that cultural celebrations, such as Black History Month events, are permissible as long as they are open to all students.

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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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