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College Completion Rates Edging Upward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. An unsurprising data point in the report is that full-time students from the fall 2018 cohort completed at a rate of 67.2% point gap in 2018. Over 80% of the student body at Lehman are individuals of color.

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

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In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. In 2018, Chen was a student organizer and expert witness for the defense in Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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since 2018. To be honored and to receive the highest honor to a civilian of South Carolina is so humbling, said Moore in an interview with Diverse. Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. They built opportunities for people like me. Dr. Jerlando F.L.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

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At the time, I didn’t understand it was about creating a pipeline or strengthening the pipeline, but we just knew that we needed to take a step.” “This is an HBCU-centric program, and we are unapologetic about it,” says Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, who served as president of Wilberforce University from 2018 until his retirement in 2023.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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However, being asked to return as a mentor each year since 2018 without being pregnant again has shown me that those tears were much more than a hormone-induced reaction. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.” Dr. Cheron H.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

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Their 2018 report, Because Shes Powerful , outlines the many ways women are harmed by a loved ones incarceration, from financial instability to increased state surveillance. These dynamics affect household incomes, mental health, academic success, and long-term aspirations. And yet, we rarely talk about it. There are exceptions.

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It was NEVER about Deion: HBCU Realities VS. Perceptions

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Been #1 since 2018. Family, it is time for a chat! Pull up a seat or make whatever adjustments that you need to make so that my brothers and I can rap with you. Over the last few days, we have seen countless opinions internal and external to the HBCU community regarding the exit of Coach Prime [Deion Sanders] from Jackson State University.

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