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UNCF to Launch Nationwide Walk for Education Fundraising Campaign

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will be kicking off a nationwide Walk for Education fundraising campaign this week. million, an effort that will involve 23 multiple virtual and live events from August through February 2024. “In Maurice Jenkins The National UNCF Walk for Education Campaign is seeking to raise at least $2.5

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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2024, California, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia joined Colorado in restricting legacy admissions through state laws. The report challenges several common defenses of legacy admissions, including arguments that they help build campus community or are necessary for fundraising.

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Faith, Family and Community, Darius Robinson, 2024 Male Winner

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For these accomplishments, he is named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Helping Hands has been responsible for a back-to-school drive and fundraising efforts that supported two local families during the holiday season. The 2024 NFL Draft is taking place in Detroit, Michigan, close to Southfield, where Robinson grew up.

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kim Cassidy Dr. Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I

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Morgan State to Become First HBCU Marching Band in International D-Day Normandy Parade

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University’s marching band, the Magnificent Marching Machine, will be the first from a historically Black college or university to participate in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Morgan State will fundraise to cover associated costs for the trip. “It

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year.

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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Winner Goes First Round to the Arizona Cardinals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Darius Robinson Darius Robinson was a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. The defensive lineman, from the University of Missouri, was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. The foundation facilitates a back-to-school drive for local children and a fundraiser that helps support two local families with a “happy holiday.”