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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). His research examines the complex intersections of race, social class, and geography in educational opportunity, with a particular focus on the U.S. Four researchers were also elected as division vice presidents-elect: Drs.

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Financial Aid Timeline for High School Seniors

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Also, don’t forget that submitting earlier means you have the greatest chance of getting the aid you need. Fall of Senior Year Get Organized Start a physical folder of all the documents you’ll need to file for financial aid including Social Security numbers, prior year tax returns, bank and brokerage account balances, and pay stubs.

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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. The grant will provide funding for the expansion of faculty and students trained to do racial justice research and advocacy.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was fascinating to see undergrads working hard on ideas normally reserved for more advanced researchers, and Jim was always encouraging in the best way possible, by actually believing that they had something to contribute, Iga says. But his effect was also in modeling what it was to be a successful researcher.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report. CGS researchers focused on examining microcredentials that are credit-bearing, are documented on academic transcripts, and require bachelor’s degrees.

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New Report Highlights Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs in Student Success and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What makes this study particularly significant is that it offers a more comprehensive approachexamining MSIs that are often overlooked in research and distinguishing between institutions that are funded, eligible, and non-MSIs." The report also highlights the important role these institutions play as transfer destinations. "By

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Documenting the Growth of Responsibility Center Management Budget Models in Public Higher Education

Robert Kelchen

1] Both universities that I have worked at (Seton Hall and Tennessee) have adopted variations of RCM budget models, and there is a lot of interest—primarily at research universities—in pursuing RCM. Having been through RCM, I am quite interested in the downstream implications of RCM on how leaders of institutions and units behave.