Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

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. This year, that number has risen to 552 and is expected to exceed 570 in 2023-2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. The most recent 2024 Emerging Scholars cohort now includes 15 up-and-coming academicians. Captivating cover stories.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

One of the most significant transitions in the lives of young people is moving from high school to college, partly because it’s often the first time they take on financial responsibilities. Similar legislation, set to take effect in the 2024-2025 school year, has also been mandated in Georgia and Michigan. Many are unprepared.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

He took me there to meet his long-time colleague and co-founder of the magazine, Dr. Bill Cox. Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. Dr. Taylor passed away in January 2024.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As legislative attacks continue to threaten the rights and protections of LGBTQ+ students, an innovative new program at Bard College at Simon’s Rock aims to empower them with the professional and social capital to lead the charge for a more inclusive future. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Bias Education and Support Team at Augustana College was recently restructured to include a broader representation of professionals from various campus departments and offices. Florida International University (FIU) developed a mentorship program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami to expand college pathways for at-risk high schoolers.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025. “Right now … an existing university probably wouldn’t voluntarily become a university college, because it might be seen to lose prestige or standing.

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