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The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law and, in 2016, co-founded Opportunity Institute with Ann O’Leary, who served as chief of staff to California Gov.

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In addition to the scholars program, Fidelity’s initiative – Invest in My Education (ME) – will also include retention and completion grants for students at risk of dropping out due to financial reasons, and grants to bolster nonprofit organizations aiming to improve graduation rates of underserved students.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

As state and local governments develop plans to utilize these federal funds, they are required to involve community stakeholders, which can include nonprofit organizations, civil rights groups, workforce development programs, state agencies and public housing authorities.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Upon completion of his doctorate, Reid says he hopes to work in policy research and advocacy either with a nonprofit organization or in government. His master’s thesis was “District Achievement in Florida: Examining the Relationship Between Within-District Income Segregation, District Wealth and Income-Achievement Gaps.”

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dr. Ivonne Diaz-Claisse “I told my story — what it took for me to achieve my dream — and at the end, the students wanted my autograph,” says Diaz-Claisse, president and CEO of Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey. She gladly agreed.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

ED plans to deploy support from the office of Federal Student Aid and nonprofit organizations to lower-resourced colleges as part of its FAFSA College Support Strategy. Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act.

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AUGUST 13, 2024

AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates access to legal education, released its biannual summary of demographic, financial, and academic data about U.S. Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. law students and applicants. and 13% the previous school year. “We

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She also serves as a liaison between the undergraduate scholarship organizations, one of which is focused on first-generation college students, and upper leadership. Isabel Mendoza appreciates industrial organizational psychology’s use of data to support practices in the workplace.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY. We have to ensure students are well prepared for jobs related to their field [of study] that pay a family-sustaining wage in New York City.” That is no easy feat, Adams acknowledged, especially as post-pandemic inflation and rent has skyrocketed across the city's five boroughs.

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JULY 9, 2024

Stout, chair of the Belk Center Advisory Board and president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to student success in community colleges. “In In 2018, I was watching and noticing that, while we were seeing gains in student success, it wasn’t at a steep, accelerated rate.

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JUNE 2, 2023

A formal list of colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations investing in and intentionally serving student parents is an important resource for many, said Lewis. Several organizations can receive the seal. Additionally, one institution will be awarded $25,000, and one nonprofit will get $15,000 award.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Education Northwest, an Oregon-based nonprofit organization promoting education for all, unveiled the results on Tuesday of a first-of-its kind, nine-year study of the partnership between Tacoma Community College (TCC) and the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), called the College Housing Assistance Program (CHAP).

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

She serves as the executive director of the International Ultraviolet Association, a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Washington D.C. Martinez is a graduate of Howard University. Recently, Martinez collaborated and implemented three major initiatives related to ongoing training in engineering.

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JULY 25, 2024

The goal can be achieved by mirroring the systems of support that increased the proportion of Native American lawyers in the U.S., which moved the needle significantly from the 1970s to today, increasing the number of Native attorneys from a few dozen to 2,500. What does that mean for the strength of our communities and economy?

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MARCH 6, 2024

FIU also opened their doors to regional employers, “demystifying” the organization for its corporate partners, allowing them to come seek employees at FIU “holistically,” Béjar said. That’s why Excelencia has issued four new reports in its continuing investigation into the relationship between institutions, Latinx students, and the workforce.

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APRIL 26, 2024

For Charlie Baker, there are a lot of things similar about being a governor and the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) — the nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics at about 1,100 schools across the nation. But for me, it still has some of the same elements being a titular head of a state.”

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Center for Nonviolent Social Change, a nonprofit organization founded by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, as a living memorial to King’s philosophies and dedication to progress. So too will organizations and associations that work to advance equity issues both at the K-12 and higher education level. Dr. Vicki L.

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JULY 5, 2024

“It’s been an incredibly challenging and chaotic year in student loan space,” said Persis Yu, deputy executive director and managing counsel at the Student Borrower Protection Center, a nonprofit organization working to eliminate student debt. It’s been incredibly hard for borrowers to get good, accurate information.” That’s no more.”

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MARCH 18, 2024

“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity. Dr. Lisa Hinkelman shares research from her nonprofit, ROX.

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Lewis said that Generation Hope will cultivate leaders who can expand on the mission and dedicate themselves to the organization's Race Equity Blueprint, which acknowledges systemic racial inequity. The nonprofit organization plans to continue expanding its own workforce.

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JULY 18, 2023

Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions in June has left universities, nonprofit organizations, Richard Kahlenberg and other higher education stakeholders with a single question: What are the best paths forward? This system issues scores on a scale of zero to 99. It’s a proxy,” said Colón.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers the SAT, has been accused of racism since its inception. The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The time has come to shore up educational environments as places of support, safety, and affirmation for LGBTQ+ students, particularly trans-identifying youth, according to a statement co-written by educational scholars, co-signed by educators across the field from preschool to postsecondary, under the organization titled Support LGBTQ Education.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in student affairs. For a three-person department that is small but “mighty” as Patterson-Stephens calls it, she and her staff are busy setting strategy, programming and workshopping to support inclusive practices on campus.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

a Black and Southeast Asian nonprofit organization that works with low- to no-income communities of color. And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I After she earned her Ph.D.

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MARCH 31, 2024

DREAM — the signature annual event of Achieving the Dream — a nonprofit organization that works to close achievement gaps, has become the go-to convening for community college educators and policymakers interested in institutional change. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.

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Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. At the end of the course, students complete a capstone project by analyzing a real-life problem from a partner organization and solving it.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

These are the latest numbers from 62% of institutions that report to the National Student Clearinghouse, an educational nonprofit organization which collects data and offers insights from 97% of all postsecondary institutions in the U.S. since last fall. But community college enrollment only dropped by.4%,

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APRIL 12, 2023

Inspired by the current conditions, Scott left her position at Hood last summer to become the founding director of the Institute for Common Power, the educational branch of Common Power, a voting justice nonprofit organization. Ron DeSantis banned the pilot of the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

8 percentage points, as calculated by the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit organization that collects enrollment data for almost all U.S. “We’ve gone through, in a relatively short period of time, a huge shift in demographics. It seemed like everybody needed a targeted program.” postsecondary institutions.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

MyFutureNC, a statewide, nonprofit organization led through cross-sectional collaboration, set a goal to see two million North Carolinians aged 25 to 44 attain an industry-valued credential or postsecondary degree by the year 2030. As a 17-year-old, I thought I had it all figured out. After his passing, I couldn’t cope properly.

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When our students are done with this program, they’ll be well-trained to go into any position — a Tribal leader, a schoolteacher, a professor, an advocate, a nonprofit organizer — these are the kinds of things they learn,” says Dr. “Because we’re losing the language in our younger generations, it’s important to preserve it,” he says.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Data gathered by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit organization working to improve and accelerate Latinx student success in postsecondary education, showed that in 2021, there were 401 emerging HSI institutions across 43 states. Manhattan College has been classified as an emerging HSI for years, says Roy.

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While practicing your professional presentation and networking skills, you can get first-hand feedback and advice from individuals who have held key roles in leading corporations, contributed to cutting-edge innovations, and demonstrated a commitment to societal and community well-being through involvement in nonprofit organizations.

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The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law and, in 2016, co-founded Opportunity Institute with Ann OLeary, who served as chief of staff to California Gov.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

a nonprofit organization focused on empowering historically excluded groups with financial literacy. Jennifer Elisseeff, The Johns Hopkins University; and Dr. Michele Manuel and Dr. Cammy Abernathy, both of University of Florida Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Feel the fear and do it anyway!

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While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We take a look at institutions that have excelled at graduating a diverse student base.

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