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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force. She joined the task force, and over the next year, members laid out a program for recruiting and retaining minority students.

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In Equity Efforts, Where Does Title IX Truly Stand?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statistics are impressive on the increased participation of women and girls in sports since Title IX became a federal civil rights law that bans sex-based discrimination at any educational entity receiving federal funds. But despite the increase, few institutions are in Title IX compliance. Title IX is only 37 words.

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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025 (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

337-8) Project 2025 would end the Biden team’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, along with “time-based and occupation-based student loan forgiveness” plans. 356) This section’s author, Lindsay Burke, also wants the next administration to change its relationship with post-secondary accreditors. prosperity.” (675)