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Higher Ed Prepares to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Center for Nonviolent Social Change, a nonprofit organization founded by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, as a living memorial to King’s philosophies and dedication to progress. Journalists Toluse Olornnipa and Robert Samuels will discuss their new book, His Name is George Floyd , connecting the past with the present.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

a Black and Southeast Asian nonprofit organization that works with low- to no-income communities of color. Because I am interested in activism and social justice, I identify as an activist,” says Lopez, who has written and edited several books including Micro Media Industries: Hmong American Media Innovation in the Diaspora.

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For Charlie Baker, there are a lot of things similar about being a governor and the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) — the nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics at about 1,100 schools across the nation.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in student affairs. Shawna Patterson-Stephens is a board member of the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. Fewer are familiar with its other extraordinary collections, which include 41 million digitized books and texts, with more than three million books available to borrow.

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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

This could mean starting your own nonprofit organization or going out and interacting with your community on your own, but it doesn’t have to be independent, either. Get to know an organization you like or one that you’re already a part of. He does this every Saturday for three years.

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CCS Students Celebrate Poetry with Unique Book Designs for InsideOut Literary Arts Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Financial Services

College for Creative Study

Paramount to the nonprofit’s goal is the conviction to lift every unique and collective voice through transformative creative writing programs. Founded in 1995, InsideOut is Detroit’s largest and oldest literary nonprofit organization. One group of students was selected to have their book professionally printed and published.