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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This includes low expectations from teachers or counselors about a student's ability to succeed in advanced classes, funding constraints for offering such classes, inadequate support for faculty development, and exclusionary policies like pre-requisites or grade cutoffs. Fair assessment is essential to achieving true education equity.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine. Weaving DEI into Professional Development — The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The program is expected to launch in spring 2023.

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2023 Health Professions HEED Award Field Guide

Insight Into Diversity

The offices of diversity and inclusion and development have partnered to ensure cultural proficiency-themed research grants are available for faculty, students, and staff. The university’s Hispanic Center offers personalized services to students across FDU, helping them achieve their personal, academic, and professional aspirations.

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Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways with Dr. Xueli Wang

Continuous Learning Institute

There are some transfer support scholarships. "The first barrier, it is a very pervasive issue in higher ed, but particularly for this group of students: the utter lack of financial support across almost all levels of financial aid policy making. I'm not denying that.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Some are focusing on faculty development, digital technology, basic needs, other areas beyond what we’ve asked in the past.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

HEC's three crucial mandates are enhancing university performance, observing and assessing service, and governing new study programs. The HEC also allocates funding for higher education institutions and provides funding opportunities for students, such as scholarships.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The other $100 million will be used to establish the Center for the Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa, a hub for a network of at African universities across the continent that will receive funding for faculty development, cutting-edge technology and engineering programs, and other initiatives.