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Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Broadening Black males’ participation in science and engineering extends our country’s ability to solve our — and the world’s — grand challenges. Implementing new strategies aimed at increasing Black males’ participation in these fields is key, and the new Black Males in Engineering (BME) project can help fulfill this goal.
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The Democratic National Committee is launching a voter registration and ad campaign at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions in six battleground states, The Hill reported.
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UT Dallas Student Newspaper Strikes After Editor Is Fired Johanna Alonso Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The Mercury’s adviser called a vote to fire the editor in chief, claiming he violated three student media bylaws. The paper’s staff sees the move as retaliatory.
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Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be allowed to use their digital identification cards as a form of voter ID, a Wake County judge ruled Thursday, according to NC Newsline. The Republican National Committee had sued the state Board of Elections for approving the university’s mobileOne cards as an acceptable proof of identity, saying that state law required the use of physical cards.
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The Aid Officer’s Advocate Liam Knox Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA.
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Hey there! Let’s chat about something we all want but sometimes struggle to put into practice: experiential learning. It’s an amazing approach that, when done right, transforms the learning experience. But the big question is: How do we move it from the land of theory into our actual teaching day? Enter the experiential learning cycle. If you’ve ever read about Kolb’s theory, you’ve probably come across his famous learning cycle.
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Pennsylvania State University temporarily removed dozens of newspaper racks across campus on Wednesday because three displayed ads for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and six others displayed ads for voter registration, allegedly violating university policy.
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