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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, when it came time for him to pick an academic pursuit, the study of Latinos and sports history naturally came to mind. I just wanted to understand what [the history was] behind this,” says Burgos. “I Latino, African American, and sports history. He is a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Frye Hall is one of six buildings on campus designed by the architectural firm of the late Phil Freelon, a nationally recognized figure in the architecture community who led the design team for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. district attorney.

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The Evolution of Compliance For State Authorization of Distance Education

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A big thank you to Sharyl for developing this thorough paper chronicling the evolution of state authorization of distance education and for sharing the following summary today on Frontiers. Individual states passed legislation to oversee higher education institutions. I was excited to be invited to write this paper.

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Veteran Sues U.S. Government, Alleges Racial Discrimination Against Black Vets

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There is a statistically significant difference in determinations for VA disability benefits 2001-2020, according to the legal clinic. The VA did not track decisions on disability claims before 2001, according to court documents. “The The VA denied an average of 29.5% for white applicants, the suit claims.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to UCLA , Helen later pursued a long career as an elementary school teacher, while Morgan continued in higher ed, earning several degrees from UCLA, in addition to an M.S.L. from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard University. He gained prominence as a trial and intellectual property lawyer. Though, the Ralph J.

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After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes

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NDC had 1,248 total students in 2021-22, according to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Founded in 1922 as a women’s college, NDC became coeducational in 2001. Centuries of serving higher education erased. In dire straits, the college has no option but to negotiate a merger or acquisition.

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Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College seniors were born in the fall of 2001. 9/11] is just this mystical thing I’ve always heard about,” said Evangelica Alcantara, a first-year student at Riverside City College who was born in 2001. “I For them, 9/11 is a historical event, little different from Pearl Harbor. I don’t have very much connection to it.”

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