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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The floor, maybe hardwood original to the structure, was either covered in cheap industrial carpet or a patchwork of small rugs. It was at least a decade later before Fisk's John Lewis Center for Social Justice was established in 2019 to carry on a similar mantle. I can't recall which just now.

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019-20, Latino students received an average financial aid award of $11,937, putting them lower than African Americans ($13,673), white students ($14,461), and Asians ($17,286). Around half of Latino students – and 49% of Latino undergraduates – got and made use of federal Pell grants during the 2019-20 school year, the report cited.

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Cultivating cannabis: Higher ed’s influence on a billion-dollar industry

University Business

The cannabis market , a behemoth estimated at $40-57 billion nationally , is not just booming; it’s reshaping industries, creating over 300 jobs daily. Lake Superior State University blazed the trail with cannabis certificates in 2019. This isn’t a passing trend; it’s the ‘wild west’ of opportunities.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare. Why healthcare?

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

2019; Salam et al., 2019) found that service-learning leads to the “overall betterment of the local community” (p. This site was named for lead-contaminated soil, a remnant of the city’s industrial past, that potentially impacts child health. In a meta-analysis of the service-learning literature, Salam et al. Cherian, T.,

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Applying ‘Freedom Summer’ Lessons to an Overlooked Student Population

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, following the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Breakfast in Miami, I observed attendees gathering around one of the honorees, actor Danny Glover. However, my attention was drawn to the man accompanying him, Bob Moses, who went largely unrecognized by many.

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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I think perhaps … it’s taken a while for the second and the third generation to come of age and to join the entertainment industries in ways in which they can make a difference,” Oh said. And stereotypical views that Asian Americans are often discouraged by their families from pursuing entertainment careers are dubious, said Oh.

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