Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

The San Diego Foundation (SDF) announced a $4 million commitment to support local high school students facing homelessness, in foster care, or learning English prepare for college success. Two major donations bolster the initiative: an anonymous $1 million gift and a $500,000 matching gift from the Barbara Monroe Scholarship Fund.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. Robinson would soon join their ranks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

As a child, she would wake up before her parents alarms in her excitement to get to school. She delighted in academic challenge, but she was also aware that many students from minoritized backgrounds did not feel that same joy and elation in school. If my scholarship isnt reaching [the public], its not doing what it needs to do.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 7, 2024

By Dr Madina Tash, Dr Oussama Baher, and Dr Amira Hawas, lecturers in Finance at the University of Sussex Business School. Universities have started recognising the importance of Education and Scholarship (E&S) academic roles to maintain a good balance between education and research.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 8, 2024

A Lehigh University student with a full scholarship pleaded guilty to a forgery change and was expelled after admitting online that he faked admissions documents and used ChatGPT to write his essay.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“We recruit around 150 students per year from India, and currently have about 900 Indian students out of 10,000 international students on our campuses,” Richard Perrin, associate dean of international relations, EDHEC Business School, told The PIE News. We additionally work with the Indian School of Business, SP Jain, MDI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Since its founding in 2014, the organization has provided more than 11,000 college scholarships to undocumented students attending nearly 80 partner colleges in 20 states and Washington, D.C. launched, most scholarship recipients had protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. When TheDream.US

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The PIE News

JUNE 19, 2024

In such a scenario, initiatives like Maharashtra’s Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj Scholarship Scheme are beneficial for marginalised students who can pursue their study abroad dreams. Many global scholarships increase their stipends yearly to match inflation. My classes were supposed to start in August.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school. He would go into the Air Force, followed by college, law school and then run for political office. He never made it to the Air Force or law school, but he made his political dreams come true. Robinson would soon join their ranks.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar scholarship program that kicks in after a graduating high school student receives aid through the Pell Grant and other state grants, drew over 67,000 applicants this year. The figure may continue to rise as those impacted by Hurricane Helene are encouraged to apply past the Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

The cancellation of these grants hinders active solutions to addressing the educator workforce and improving student outcomes in PK-12 schools." Students who are only months away from becoming fully licensed teachers have suddenly lost scholarships and paid internships that made their career path possible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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. Among the requirements for some Native American specific scholarships are uploading tribal I.D. The basics are very appealing.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 2, 2024

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. “I My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The HBCU Week Foundation has received a $300,000 scholarship fund from Barclays US Consumer Bank to support students attending five select HBCUs. Fifth Media The five schools are Delaware State University, Hampton University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Howard University. "We The event which took place Sep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

The University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts will offer tuition-free course study in its Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs in acting and dramatic writing starting in the 2024-25 academic year. The MFA degree programs serve 35 students, each of whom receive financial assistance through scholarships or grants.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Denying a student the chance to compete for a scholarship based on their skin color is not only discriminatory but also demeaning and unconstitutional,” he said in a statement , “At YAF, we proudly defend our students’ right to be judged on their merit and abilities, not on race.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

William & Mary received a historic $50million gift to support scholarships for students pursuing a newly approved bachelors degree in coastal and marine sciences at the institutions Batten School. The donation comes from alumnus Dr. R. Todd Stravitz and his familys Brunckhorst Foundations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

In its latest report regarding higher education’s return on investment (ROI), Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) has analyzed 186 law schools and found at nearly one-in-five law schools, graduates’ net take-home pay after student loan payments averages at $55,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The gift by an anonymous donor will be used on programmatic and scholarship support at the historically Black medical school. This gift is a testament to the importance of Meharry’s mission to improve health care and health equity for people in Nashville and around the globe,” said Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“This is so much more than a traditional real estate project or campus housing development—it’s a statement about what higher education can be for all of us – those who attend our schools and those who do not,” said Dr. Michael J. The college has also partnered with the Jakes Divinity School since 2023 to offer a T.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2025

Caleb, you should have been welcomed into the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated Beta Sigma Chapter at Southern University with open arms, guided by the principles of manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift. It should be about scholarship, leadership, and service, not about brutality. The truth is you were already worthy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

About 70% of African American parents and caregivers said they believe the involvement of African American leaders and organizations will make school improvement efforts more effective. Across several indicators in the study, Black parents reported better experiences when their child attended schools with more Black teachers,” said Anderson.

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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. According to Sheth, the College Board is looking to broaden the scholarship program by 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

This is important for our students here at SLCC, where most work and go to school part time, and often are helping take care of families,” said Josh Montavon, SLCC director of financial aid and scholarships.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

” Historically, much of this outbound mobility has been, and continues to be, driven by the Saudi’s government scholarship program the King Abdullah Scholarship program. I think a lot of these schools saw opportunities to go beyond just encouraging students to study in the US. They need a diverse economy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. This stifles Black student success and contributes to low graduation rates from high schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Dr. Romn Liera is a rising star in higher education, with a dedication to equity, innovative scholarship and student-centered learni Dr. Romn Liera ning. He went to an under-resourced high school. You are more than how you are being assessed, so find and do what brings you joy as a faculty member.

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Today's Learner

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Beginning in high school, I started teaching Sunday school and read the Sunday school minutes. Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. I went to the University of Rio Grande (a very small school in Ohio) on an academic and basketball scholarship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that, on average, those ages 25 and older who hold a bachelor's degree continue earning just over $30,000 each year more than their counterparts who only have a high school diploma. More than 99% of our Trine alumni are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. As an undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin, she worked with fellow classmates and friends to mentor middle school and high school students throughout Texas. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Dr. Ruth M.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JANUARY 15, 2025

For prospective students and their families, choosing a school is a decision that balances academic aspirations, career goals, financial considerations, and personal preferences. During this phase, your goal as a school is to make a positive first impression and provide easily accessible, engaging content.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Funds to establish the program will support two students per year with full room and board scholarships for their first two years on campus. The Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, named after Wade’s sister, has extensively reduced the “summer slide” in reading achievement among Milwaukee school children since 2015.

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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. The foundation, supported by JP Morgan Chase, has issued over $166,000 in scholarships and launched programs for home modifications and racial healing.

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University Business

JANUARY 6, 2025

States with free-tuition or “last-dollar” scholarship programs prior to 2024 have seen stronger application and enrollment numbers. State university systems and private colleges have ramped up free tuition programs over the past year hoping to quell public skepticism regarding the affordability of a degree.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In response, universities and educators strive to create and nurture virtual relationships and communities that foster positive relational school cultures, understanding student behavior within a social context (Manassah, Roderick, and Gregory 2018, 39).

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