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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’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” Both recruiting and retaining Native students showed up in the report as an area of improvement for MSU. “We “We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carolinas reputation for highly talented students, thought leadership by faculty members, dedicated professional staff and a deeply engaged and supportive alumni network is widely known and respected among its peers. Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NATAP] was to really focus on what is inhibiting [Native] students from participating on our campus and becoming our students and our alumni.” Both recruiting and retaining Native students showed up in the report as an area of improvement for MSU. “We “We didn’t think that was enough,” says Weatherspoon.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater. Establishing an endowed chair position also serves as a valuable recruiting tool for faculty members, she added. This money can be put towards a number of resource-intensive projects and programming, said Speed, a citizen of the Chickasaw nation.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A plan for mainstream colleges and universities has been laid out for intentional engagement in recruitment and retention. Gusbeth notes that a Gallup Tribal College Alumni Survey statistic shows that 76% of Native American students desire to work for their communities.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Poor amenities have a negative impact on the ability to recruit and retain both students and elite faculty. Dr. Adriel A.