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The Sooner, The Better: Building Financial Literacy Among Black Students (and Communities)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nonetheless, on offerings, we were pleasantly surprised to find the following 2024 data by the Council for Economic Education News: Opportunities have greatly improved for young people across America to learn the essential personal finance knowledge they need to reach their full life-long economic potential. Borrowing from the U.S.

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Native American Representation in Finance Key to Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Building this diverse representation within banking will take deliberate and intentional efforts across multiple sectors, including higher education. It’s one of the reasons Her Many Horses said careers in finance can lead to many opportunities to support tribes, whether that’s direct management of revenue, or the creation of policy.

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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

To add to the excitement of the coming few months, I have the pleasure of teaching my PhD class in higher education finance again. I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. State higher education finance: FY 2023. Happy reading!

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Bridging the Gap: Why Intergenerational Learning is Crucial Now More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Imagine hearing directly from a participant in the Civil Rights Movement in history class; a person living the aging process in a sociology class; a retired bank executive or CEO in an accounting or finance class; or a physical therapist in an anatomy class.

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Paul Quinn College Gets $20M Gift

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The anonymous gift is expected to serve multiple investments at the 152-year-old college , such as expanding scholarship support for students and establishing an endowed Faculty Chair for the Banking & Finance Program. It will expand the Office of Development and support for the Every Quinnite is an Entrepreneur Program.

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Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull Recognized for Social Equality Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The leader of a Native American higher ed student access organization was recognized and commended by the Bank of America as a Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardee (NBSE). leaders awarded by the bank for working to strengthen social equality and economic opportunity.

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Oden Assumes Historic Appointment at Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oden takes the new role with extensive experience in finance and a highly regarded reputation in the wealth management business, according to TMCF . Oden was tapped to lead HSBC Bank’s wealth management, global private banking, and retail companies in the United States. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc.

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