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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postsecondary education provides graduates with greater access to job opportunities and higher earning potential throughout their lifetimes. But higher education isn’t the only provider of communal uplift. Angela Thi Bennett, digital equity director with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. “We

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success. We continue that with programs in high school and in college.”

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HBCUs Use Federal Funding to Connect Students and Communities

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Created by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program has distributed more than $262 million to 93 colleges and universities. Historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service. Granberg has 11 years of prior experience leading large integrated software development teams in the telecommunications industry.

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SARAH WICE-COURTNEY

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wice-Courtney holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Thomas More University in Crestview Hills, Ky. Sarah Wice-Courtney Sarah Wice-Courtney has been appointed associate vice president for marketing and communications at the University of Northern Kentucky.

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JASON BRYAN

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Manhattan College, a master’s in telecommunications and information management from NYU, and a master’s in digital forensics and cybersecurity from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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As Federal Connectivity Programs Sunset, Internet Access Remains Critical

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program emerged as a way to help families remain connected to workforce and educational opportunities as they moved online. Dr. Darris Means, associate professor and executive director for rural and community-based education at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education. Department of Education to expand their work.