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Researchers Create Toolkit to Address Disparities in Transportation and Mobility

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To address this critical issue, university researchers across the country are examining the effects of transportation disparities in underserved communities. . From 2014 to 2019, the neighborhood experienced 52 incidents, including nearly 20 fatalities.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2019; Monarrez & Washington, 2020). Black males are further disadvantaged and marginalized due to being labeled and stereotyped as intellectually inferior to their racial and gender counterparts. Hines is a Professor in the Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement at George Mason University Dr. Donna Y.

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Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course 

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Designing effective pre-courses Pre-courses can be utilized in a variety of disciplines such as biology, engineering, psychology, economics, anatomy, and physiology, etc. Chandler Hansen, MS, is a doctoral student in the Department of Anatomy & Physiology at Kansas State University. Anatomical Sciences Education 10 (3): 215–23.

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Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-Course 

Faculty Focus

Designing effective pre-courses Pre-courses can be utilized in a variety of disciplines such as biology, engineering, psychology, economics, anatomy, and physiology, etc. Chandler Hansen, MS, is a doctoral student in the Department of Anatomy & Physiology at Kansas State University. Anatomical Sciences Education 10 (3): 215–23.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

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Boston University Boston University Questrom School of Business The Questrom Ascend Fellowship at Boston University’s (BU) Questrom School of Business seeks to build a community for first-generation and underrepresented BU business students of color. Ninety percent of participating students receive internships or externships.

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3 Questions for CU Boulder on Growing Application-Free, Performance-Based Degrees

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation 3 years ago , CU Boulder announced its first performance-based degree on Coursera, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE). ” Over the last year, the university saw the number of students in its MS-EE program grow by 30%, so I chatted with Robert H.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

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Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. AmeriCorps Tutors for Youth — Arkansas State University. Minority Male Initiative — Broward College.