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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since its inception in the fall of 2009, more than 15,400 students have benefited from Opportunity Vanderbilt, and over 19,750 university alumni, parents, and friends have contributed more than $565 million in gifts toward the program’s endowment support.

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Walker to Leave Top Post at Ford Foundation

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Walker holds both a bachelor’s degree and law degree from The University of Texas at Austin, which in 2009 recognized him with its Distinguished Alumnus Award — its highest alumni honor. “I remain steadfast in my belief that the Ford Foundation is in the business of hope and in its future in pursuing a more just and equitable world.”

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Pollard to Receive Dr. Dorothy C. Yancy Vanguard Award

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Smith in North Carolina, and she accepted the presidency at Shaw University in 2009. While I am humbled to accept this award, it is in no way a testament to my individual efforts, but I accept it on behalf of the collective sacrifices of the Oakwood University administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.” The Dr. Dorothy C.

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Tallahassee Community College Earns Highest Distinction from Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college received the Network Legend Award and the Leah Meyer Austin Alumni Award, its second such distinction since 2022. TCC also received the Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction designation in 2022 and was named an Achieving the Dream Leader College in 2009. “To 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Tallahassee Community College Receives Recognition from Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college received the Network Legend Award and previously received the Leah Meyer Austin Alumni Award in 2022. TCC also received the Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction designation in 2022 and was named an Achieving the Dream Leader College in 2009. 19-22, in Orlando, Florida.

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Opposition Against Northwestern Stadium Renovation Grows Amid Hazing Scandal Fallout

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Amid a hazing scandal and the subsequent firing of Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald , some faculty, alumni, and investors are pushing back against the school’s plans for a $800 million renovation of its football stadium, CBS reported. But calls to delay are increasing. Former Northwestern football player Ramon Diaz Jr. –

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Glenn Triest (’82 Photography) Selected as Juror for Re/View: CCS Alumni Exhibition

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CCS is proud to announce that the 2025 Re/View: CCS Alumni Exhibition will be juried by Glenn Triest, a 1982 Photography alumnus, esteemed Detroit-based photographer, and long-standing member of the Alumni Council. The exhibition opens on May 16, 2025, in the Valade Family Gallery.

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