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Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference. Secondary and postsecondary education must play key roles in the future of the American democracy. Tchen told listeners that, at this moment in time, education and democracy are walking “on the knife’s edge.” “I

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International Day of Education 2023: “protect the rights of Afghan women”

The PIE News

International Day of Education 2023 is being marked across the globe, with the driving theme behind this year’s iteration bringing the education of Afghan women and girls into focus, UNESCO has said. No country in the world should bar women and girls from receiving an education. The war against women must stop,” she added.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. And over the years, we saw that it was a very good thing. “It from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard University.

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Gilman program ‘expands horizons’ – US students

The PIE News

“The Gilman Scholarship will benefit me by expanding my horizon globally and setting me out of my comfort zone,” said Diandre’ Richie, a University of North Carolina junior.  Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad through the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Renaming of the Voices of Inclusion Award to the Nancy J. Evans Voices of Inclusion Award

ACPA

Evans was the 62nd President of ACPA from 2001-2002 and established the Voices of Inclusion Award during her term. In 2006, Evans was awarded the ACPA Voices of Inclusion Award for her work on social justice in higher education. Evans Voices of Inclusion Award. Dr. Nancy J.

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Study Shows Declining State Aid in Massachusetts

Inside Higher Ed

State financial aid per student in Massachusetts has been steadily decreasing over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Hildreth Institute, a research and policy advocacy center focused on higher education and social mobility. ” Ad keywords: studentaid Editorial Tags: Massachusetts Is this diversity newsletter?: