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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Inside Higher Ed

In 2019, Dominican redesigned our alert system to help new students stay on track academically. Our Pillars Scholars program supports first-year African American students, including by providing scholarships and opportunities to engage in community-based, social justice opportunities. Around 20 percent enter graduate school.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Grant Supports Inclusive Teaching, Student Retention — Colorado School of Mines.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) created Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia as a historian and professor. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. were Black males.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) created Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia as a historian and professor. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. were Black males.

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