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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Funds to establish the program will support two students per year with full room and board scholarships for their first two years on campus. The Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program, named after Wade’s sister, has extensively reduced the “summer slide” in reading achievement among Milwaukee school children since 2015.

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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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(Blog) 2024 ACPA CGDSD Membership Scholarship Recipients

ACPA

Announcing the 2024 ACPA Membership Scholarship Recipients from CGDSD. Each year the CGDSD provides two (2) one-year, ACPA membership scholarships to individuals working in the field of student affairs/services outside of the United States. The post (Blog) 2024 ACPA CGDSD Membership Scholarship Recipients first appeared on ACPA.

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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. It follows a $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment in 2015 that enabled UNCF to launch the Career Pathways Initiative to help enhance career outcomes for students.

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Our University has much to honor and celebrate for Native American Heritage Month

UW Presidential Blog

Our University’s longstanding ties and deep connections to Washington Tribes and Indigenous communities are an important part of our identity that is reflected across our campuses – in our students who study here, in faculty research and scholarship, in art and architecture, in our campus culture and in the history of the land we occupy.

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Earlham College to Launch Summer Immersion Experience for Indiana High School Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Earlham Summer: A Pre-College Program for High School Students will give up to 120 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to take classes from Earlham faculty, stay overnight on campus, and learn about admissions and scholarship opportunities. 18-23 and 25-30. Students who complete the program will earn college credits.

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Warning issued to Taiwan’s ministries over int’l student exploitation

The PIE News

According to the report, the students were promised scholarships to cover their university fees but these failed to materialise. The Control Yuan found that the ministry of foreign affairs had rejected 379 student visa applications since 2015 due to suspicions of human trafficking.