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Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History

Insight Into Diversity

On May 6, 2024, Dorothy Jean Tillman II walked across the stage at Arizona State University (ASU), making history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. A Chicago native, Tillman began taking college classes at age 10.

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

University Business

This year marks 100 since Spelman Baptist Seminary became Spelman College, the all-women HBCU in the heart of Atlanta, Ga., ” Three-quarters of the donation will go directly toward scholarships. Spelman College is just one of the several prestigious HBCUs in Atlanta. Who are Spelman College’s donors?

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). We are invigorated and inspired by this incredible act of generosity,” said Helene Gayle, president of Spelman College.

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U.S. institutions offer scholarships to Ukrainian refugees

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Andriyana Baran spent the 2020–21 academic year as a Fulbright scholar in the United States, serving as a teaching assistant and helping to develop online learning curricula for the University of Kansas at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. colleges and universities. So she returned to KU—this time as a Ph.D.

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

University Business

But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. Out in the Midwest, the smaller liberal arts-focused Wheaton College missed its 2019 enrollment mark by only 20 students after suffering from a series of budget cuts last year.

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Historic $100M Grant to UNCF Boosts HBCU Endowments, Financial Stability

Insight Into Diversity

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently received a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., marking the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. Lomax in a statement. These institutions will then match this amount through their individual fundraising campaigns.

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NCAA eliminates standardized testing requirement for student-athletes

University Business

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the latest entity to dismiss standardized testing as a core requirement for student-athletic scholarships. The NCAA, along with several other colleges and universities , relaxed its testing requirements during the pandemic due to a lack of infrastructure and resources to support it.