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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. institutions. LGBTQ+ adults are more likely (35.4

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TGIF time-saver: VP hopeful Tim Walz and his promising track record on education

University Business

Josh Shapiro, who is working on a multifaceted initiative to rework the state’s higher education system and drive down costs. But Walz is no stranger to America’s education system, having worked hands-on in classrooms and passed progressive policy measures in K12 and higher ed. It’s a game changer,” Harry L.

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Focus on DEI in Higher Education: Highlighting Your Work for 50 Years

Insight Into Diversity

During the past 50 years, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, formerly the Affirmative Action Register (AAR), has reported on the abundance of programs, policies, best practices, and other efforts implemented to advance DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education and beyond.

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Teacher shortage tied to education programs' enrollment drop

Inside Higher Ed

The president of the National Education Association called the lack of classroom teachers a “ five-alarm crisis.” The flow of new teachers through the pipeline has slowed to a trickle, in part due to years of declining enrollment in education programs.

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Hardrick Steps Down as Florida Memorial President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hardrick, who has been in the role since 2019, previously served as vice provost for access and success at Florida International University and assistant vice provost for academic affairs at Baylor University.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E. They are staying in the program and they’re doing well.”

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Applying ‘Freedom Summer’ Lessons to an Overlooked Student Population

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, following the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Breakfast in Miami, I observed attendees gathering around one of the honorees, actor Danny Glover. The risks for the organizers and the people who dared to even try to register to vote were immense. They wore overalls.