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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The number of Black homeowners has dropped since 2004, when homeownership peaked at 49.7%. In 2023, 45.7% of Black Americans owned homes, which is significantly lower than the 74.3% of white Americans, according to the National Association of Realtors. More than ever, people are being evicted, and we must provide a solution,” said Steele.

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NCAA Adds Women's Wrestling as Championship Sport, First Tournament Set for 2026

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rich Bender, executive director of USA Wrestling, celebrated the decision, noting that "Women's wrestling has been an Olympic sport since 2004 and is the fastest-growing sport for young women in our nation." The competition will feature athletes from all three NCAA divisions competing against one another in a unified tournament format.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature.

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Notre Dame College Rugby Moving to Walsh University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The fields, donated to Walsh University by the Hoover Company in 2004, will provide space for the teams to practice and compete. As such, Walsh designated the grass fields on the north side of the Klekotka Tennis Complex as the “pitch” for the new Rugby teams.

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Indiana University Northwest Celebrates 20 Years of Diversity Landmarks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ken Coopwood (Diversity Landmarks Founder) The Landmarks were the vision of Dr. Ken Coopwood, a four-time cabinet-level diversity executive, who founded Diversity Landmarks at Indiana University’s Northwest campus in 2004.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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Chris V. Rey Appointed President of Barber-Scotia College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barber-Scotia lost accreditation and a significant portion of its funding in 2004, and Cabarrus County has ruled that most of the school’s property no longer qualifies as an education nonprofit. Rey holds a B.S. in business administration, information systems from Walden University, and a J.D. from the William & Mary School of Law.

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