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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College

University Business

” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. In 2018, the couple donated $30 million. The post $100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College appeared first on University Business. “We are invigorated and inspired by this incredible act of generosity.”

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To be part of the Pacific family, Australia must develop its educational engagement

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Education is a diplomatic tool, and the way governments use (or abuse) education and scholarships in their international relationships gives us a clear insight into how governments view their diplomatic partners. There is also a small scholarship for Pacific students to study at Pacific universities.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5% of LGBTQ people reported hearing slurs, and 10.3%

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s scholarship in a different form.” In 2018, Gray and his colleagues won the Best Article Award for a publication in Educational Psychologist, titled “Black and Belonging at School: A Case for Interpersonal, Instructional, and Institutional Opportunity Structures.” They make all kinds of videos, mixtapes, and songs,” he says.

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Context, Cultural Insight Bring Diversity to the Dramatic Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Esther Kim Lee uncovers largely untold stories of Asian American history. “In My class dealing with history, it’s much more real,” she continued. in theater history from The Ohio State University. Theater is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses art, literature, history, design and more, Lee notes.

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Aside from providing remote, flexible learning modes, UNI@IACC also measures students’ financial needs, providing scholarships and tuition assistance directly through the program. The Class of 2027 at the University of South Alabama is one of the largest in school history, bumping first-year enrollment by 19% compared to last year.

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New digital texts shake up monograph publishing (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” In recent years, Brown University Library has expanded its innovation in digital scholarship by pushing beyond the boundaries of the traditional printed monograph. Funding organizations such as the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, among others, have made much of this innovative scholarship possible.