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

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? When the first edition of what was then called Black Issues In Higher Education was published on March 15, 1984, it was two days before my 14th birthday, and I was still adjusting to ninth grade in a public high school after attending a private school from second grade to eight grade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The first time I stepped into the offices of Diverse Issues In Higher Education , I was with Dr. Orlando Taylor. He took me there to meet his long-time colleague and co-founder of the magazine, Dr. Bill Cox. Dr. Katrina Rogers In our long association, I traversed the field of higher education with Dr. Taylor.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The ongoing financial education movement demonstrates progress, but more needs to be done, experts say. Many states have turned to legislation for help in the struggle to educate high school students about financial literacy. Sixty-seven percent consider themselves a “saver” rather than a “spender.”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The individuals and organizations chosen are those whose contributions to higher education are consistent with the highest standards of excellence. regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Because LGBTQ+ individuals often take nontraditional paths to education and have increased high school dropout rates, BQLP is the first program at the school to be open to students of all ages. The college also provides a $20,000 annual Queer Leadership scholarship to qualifying students.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The foundation says the decision is part of a longer-term pivot away from funding education—which ranks high among philanthropic causes—to supporting traditionally underfunded work in social and racial justice. As for the fellowships, a new round will be awarded in 2023, and a limited number of awards will be made in 2024.

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