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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re having discussions with policy makers across the spectrum from state and federal [government] … about the fact that we need to be supporting our students through this journey,” Lee said. Creating partnerships with local industry is a crucial part of building pathways to gainful employment, Trent noted. “If

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Advancing Social Justice Through Scholarly Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. In 2021, TMCF launched the CSJ to advance social justice for Black Americans. For the past several years, the Dr. N. Williams, president and CEO of TMCF.

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Summit Brings Together Leaders to Discuss How to Strengthen America's HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Of the nearly $50 billion of federal government annual awards in research and development, less than 0.5%, or about $400 million, is awarded to all HBCUs combined,” said Trent. She urged HBCU leaders to pursue federal historic preservation grants to cover costly renovations of old but historic campus buildings as well.