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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These potential collaborations and partnerships offer PWIs an opportunity to account for the histories that led them to occupy their current lands and waters and take steps toward reconciliation and a future grounded in Tribal sovereignty and nationhood.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine. The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) increased its percentage of underrepresented student groups to 52 percent in 2021, up from 44 percent in 2016.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2016, Latino graduation rates have increased by 16%, while the rate for all students increased 5%. “We Some are focusing on faculty development, digital technology, basic needs, other areas beyond what we’ve asked in the past. This is a way of looking at their direction, but also the diversity of elements,” she continues.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

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The other $100 million will be used to establish the Center for the Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa, a hub for a network of at African universities across the continent that will receive funding for faculty development, cutting-edge technology and engineering programs, and other initiatives.