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Point Foundation Increases Support as LGBTQ+ Scholarship Applications Continue to Rise

Insight Into Diversity

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fundamentally, I want my scholarship to matter to people's lives and to do that, it's really helpful if I don't lose sight of how people are living.” in sociology in 2015 from Emory University’s Laney Graduate School and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and political science from North Carolina Central University.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the most anticipated annual issues each January is the Emerging Scholars edition that features outstanding scholars of color breaking new ground in research, applying scholarship to public policy and grooming the next generation of leaders and professionals. We never set out to be an advocacy magazine. Happy 40th Birthday, Diverse !

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The current state of learning in HESA graduate preparation programs: Curricular developments from the last decade.

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For example, the ACPA/NASPA Competencies document aims to “set out the scope and content of professional competencies required of student affairs educators in order for them to succeed within the current higher educational environment as well as projected future environments” (2015, p. and globally…” (p.

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Numbers of African students in China expected to grow as ties increase

The PIE News

This was 61% growth in the numbers when compared to three years earlier in 2015, when only 49,792 of the students were in China. Out of the number, 63,041, some 12.8%, included thousands of Africans were on Chinese government scholarships. of all the international students in the country.

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Inspiring Your Students to Write, Cite, and Avoid Plagiarism

Faculty Focus

Rather than focusing first on the negative impacts of not implementing citation guidelines, Moore (2019) confirms students with limited experiences in research writing at the college level will often make mistakes in documentation and attribution. 2015; 3(6):736-741. 2019, July 17). American Journal of Educational Research.

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Returning Indian students ‘need employment help’

The PIE News

. “It is our responsibility to provide resources, guidance and support students need to succeed in their careers” However, MSM has cited a government report stating that only 22% of Indian students who studied abroad between 2015 and 2019 were able to secure a professional position after returning home. ” he added.