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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There have been curriculum advances, increased scholarships, growth in undergraduate research and innovations in student life. I really was focused on improving the student experience even as I was focused on elevating the university as a research university,” she said. I believed we’re going to live out Title IX,” she said.

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In Equity Efforts, Where Does Title IX Truly Stand?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statistics are impressive on the increased participation of women and girls in sports since Title IX became a federal civil rights law that bans sex-based discrimination at any educational entity receiving federal funds. But despite the increase, few institutions are in Title IX compliance. Title IX is only 37 words.

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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025 (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

337-8) Project 2025 would end the Biden team’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, along with “time-based and occupation-based student loan forgiveness” plans. 98) Project 2025 would reverse certain Biden- and Obama-era human rights provisions for military academies’ faculty, staff, and students. If the U.S.