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Harvard University Expands Free Tuition Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the Gazette , this financial aid expansion at Harvard follows the 2004 launch of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative which covered tuition, food, and housing costs for students from families with annual incomes of $40,000 or less. This financial aid threshold has increased four times since 2004, moving to $85,000 in 2023.

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

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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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Fidelity Matters: Assessing Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in P-12 and Higher Education

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We share one example. To assess an agencys (School/University) commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression, a 5-point scale is used by the Center and adopted from Siegle et al.

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Scholars at AABHE Conference Discuss Strategic Responses to Anti-DEI Legislation

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Much of that celebration took place at Diverses annual Dr. John Hope Franklin Award ceremony, created in 2004 to pay homage to Franklin, a renowned historian, writer, educator and humanitarian. The 2025 Dr. John Hope Franklin Award went to Dr. Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr. ,

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Georgetown University Honors Xavier University of Louisiana's Centennial and Black Catholic Studies Legacy

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For years, the story remained buried until 2004, when Patricia Bayonne-Johnson uncovered it while tracing her family history. The decision not only tore apart families but also reinforced the systemic exploitation of Black people for institutional survival.

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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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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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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

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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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