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MARCH 15, 2024

According to the report, the unemployment rate for English majors, 2.3%, was not far off from that of all college graduates, 2.17%. However, this gap may have more to do with overall wage gaps between the genders – especially for women of color and women with disabilities – as opposed to specifically English majors, the report noted. “It

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

However, the NYT still made the decision to publish the incorrect statement. Similarly, when Chavous fact-checked more than 130 questions , the fact checked items were ignored in the final article. The low enrollment of Black students at flagship public universities, especially the “public Ivies”, has long been an issue in higher education.

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APRIL 22, 2024

My family is deeply Jewish, with both Sephardic and Ashkenazic roots, and taught me the core lessons of tikkun olam (repair the world), tzedakah (create justice), g’milut chasadim (engage in loving kindness), pikuach nefesh (life matters), and ometz lev (courage). It also made me admire the incredible scholar activists who lit the way.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Additionally, some are located in states where governors or legislators have banned or severely restricted diversity, equity , and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. He makes it plain what is already happening in a way that you just can’t ignore it.” While it has improved somewhat, more than 40 years later, the change has not been dramatic.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The mix of baseless attacks on her leadership, integrity, and qualifications, combined with labeling her as an affirmative action hire signaled the beginning of the end. Dr. Lori Patton Davis Gay’s resignation was utterly unsurprising and was absolutely necessary. It was a life-saving measure. It is a loss.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The financial aid timeline for high school seniors is critical if you want to maximize the amount of financial aid for which you are eligible. Financial aid is one of the most important parts of the college process, but it can be one of the most confusing as well. Verify Deadlines Check your deadlines. You need to make sure to stay on top of these.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Their departures raise new questions about the stress associated with being a college president, particularly at a smaller and under-resourced institution. Dr. Rochelle Ford Earlier this month, Dr. Rochelle Ford announced that she had stepped down as president of Dillard in New Orleans. It was a job that she held for just two years.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Cole and Kendrick Lamar Saved Hip-Hop, is expected to be an exploration into the cultural and musical contributions the two iconic figures have made in hip-hop over the past decade. It is slated for release in the fall of 2026. This book will be a staple for both hip-hop fans and media scholars. Kendrick Lamar and J.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

We each have only so much time to do the good work, but work cannot be the totality of our lives. We must make room to live, laugh, and love ourselves and others each day as if it will be our last. As we navigate the treacherous waters of 2024, let us honor those we have lost by being mindful of the debilitating structures we are up against.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

Respondents to both CCSSE and SENSE report mental health concerns. 66% of the respondents to both surveys indicated being bothered by feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge. 30% of CCSSE respondents said they didn’t know where to go for mental health support and 42% reported not seeking mental health support despite feeling that they needed it.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Given that the state of California itself does not have any HBCUs, students who want to attend and experience one have to pursue it out-of-state but may miss out on state aid in the process. To note, only 53 California community college transfer students enrolled at 39 HBCUs in 2021-22.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Eli Capulouto The University of Kentucky is disbanding its Office of Institutional Diversity. Meanwhile, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on the same day that it would also dissolve its Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Bennett, who is African American. "We We will reimagine how we approach this work at UNL.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. It is amazing that Spelman has a documentary film program — it is the only HBCU with one.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey's suicide on Jan. 8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. You had no intention of retaining me as the (vice president of student affairs),” she wrote in the email. “It She said she hoped this death will actually lead to change. "It

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

Originally established to exclude certain populations of students, legacy admissions provides a significant boost to children of ultrawealthy families who apply to elite institutions. Legacy admissions has an even more corrosive influence: It widens equity gaps in higher education. Nearly one-fourth of all college undergraduates — roughly 3.8

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position. “I It is a dynamic, bold and good step in the right direction,” she says.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

HAIRSTON: Growing up in a home that included my mother and one brother, I learned many life lessons. Watching my mother continuously work two and sometimes three jobs was normal life for me. It wasn’t until I became an adult that I realized that from all of the life lessons learned in our low income household, financial literacy was not one of them.

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APRIL 5, 2024

According to her philanthropy website, Yield Giving, Scott has gifted more than $16 billion to approximately 1,960 nonprofit groups. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift. There is nothing new about amplifying gifts by yielding control,” she continued.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

“By the time I got to high school, I was in honors and AP classes, where my African American and Hispanic friends were, for lack of a better way to put it, tracked into regular or remedial classes,” says Gavin in an interview with Diverse. “I And that’s carried me all the way to this presidency,” he adds. Do our policies align?

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APRIL 24, 2024

Excelencia in Education, an organization working for increased access and completion of Latinx students in postsecondary education, has released its latest report on programs that have qualitatively and quantitatively shown to improve and increase the success of Latinx students in higher education.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

“The idea was simply to create a space for individuals who were sincerely interested in committing their vocation and uplift to HBCUs. That was it,” says Felton, who is president of Wiley College—the private four-year HBCU located in Marshall, Texas. “At We knew we needed to take a step, and we were open to where the universe led us.”

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APRIL 29, 2024

Leonardo Seoane, executive vice president and chief academic officer of Ochsner Health, and first appointed dean of XOCOM. On Monday, XOCOM officials announced that the new college will be headquartered in New Orleans's burgeoning BioDistrict in downtown. If they can do it, I can do it, too. This can be me.” Drew University of Medicine and Science.

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MARCH 27, 2024

But they will hear from college staff and peers that it’s best to live as close to campus as possible, there are only a couple of landlords renting to students, and even though those rents are high that’s just “how it is.” The lucky ones will get help, while others will be evicted, joining the 8% of undergraduates who experience homelessness.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

Emmett Till, a name synonymous with the brutal realities of racial injustice in America, was more than just a symbol. He was a young boy with dreams, fears, and a stuttering disability. Emmett's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, believed that his stutter contributed to the tragic events that unfolded. Dr. Antonio L.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Scholarship from the margins addresses perspectives that the mainstream overlooks or actively silences. Our voices not only tell untold stories but demand new ways of thinking. In a sense, the scholarship born of exile holds a mirror to society, challenging it to confront its own values, prejudices, and blind spots.

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JULY 12, 2024

For unfamiliar readers, Banks is highly regarded as the father of multicultural education. A review of his bio shows that he has earned this tribute. Dr. Donna Y. Ford In these anti-EDI times, I think it is essential to re-familiarize ourselves and to inform others about the goals of multicultural education.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Unlike Honors Colleges at some other institutions that have created specialized programs to attract Black students, Sacramento State’s model is radically different. The entire college is being designed specifically with the Black student in mind. Thousands of Black students will now see their dreams become a reality."

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MARCH 27, 2024

Her behind the scenes contributions on Fellowes’ series became so valued that Dunbar is now co-executive producer of the show, soon to be shooting its third season. Even though working on a show like The Gilded Age was never something she saw for herself, Dunbar said it aligns with the purpose of her work. Out of that, came the birth of many HBCUs.

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JUNE 16, 2024

“We are increasingly concerned that this trend will have a chilling effect across more campuses if these laws spread to other states.” Florida’s Senate Bill 266 took effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes. Now, we’re seeing it being targeted through multiple avenues.”

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

In an effort to provide support for its student parents at all 23 of its campuses, the California State University (CSU) launched its first university-wide initiative focused on this demographic. One of the unique aspects of this initiative is its system wide scope. CSU is also working to expand early childcare services across its campuses.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

deGregory Obviously, no one felt and feels this loss more keenly than Epps’ family, friends, and close colleagues. However, as Black women in academia, many of us, otherwise strangers to her, felt it too. As a beloved member of the Temple faculty for more than three decades, Epps spent more than half of that time in various leadership roles.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal , recipients were addressed by name and bombarded with statements like: “You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” “Our Our executive slaves will come to your address in a black SUV.” The dystopic thing about modern racism is that it’s adaptive. We press forward.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

The actual act of applying for financial aid should have absolutely no bearing on whether a student gains admission to just about any college. If you’re a good candidate, they put you in the “accept” pile. So, you should feel free to check that box and send in your forms! Would your admission odds decline by applying for financial aid?

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JUNE 16, 2024

On May 31, news broke that the University of the Arts in Philadelphia would close its doors permanently June 7. Under extraordinary circumstances, we diligently assessed the urgent crisis presented and pathways to keep the ins Dr. James Peterson titution open. He made a fortune. He loved art. So, he began to acquire it.

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MAY 15, 2024

Supreme Court unanimously ruled in May 1954 that separate educational facilities between Black students and white students was “inherently unequal," dismissing the concept of “separate but equal” in public education, the nation began the task of desegregating its schools. But the process was painful and slow. I don't think Brown v.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Earlier this month I attended a parent meeting at his Philadelphia public school and listened as an experienced educator told us, “At some point during this process you will hate your child. There’s no way around it.” Why isn’t he applying, they wonder? Making the college search human-centered sounds idealistic, and maybe it is.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

One Black British academic felt “discriminated against for promotion” while white colleagues with fewer high-profile publications or research grants were promoted instead. Yet another noticed anti-Black racism increase at their institution when the university publicly declared its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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