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Army Veteran and Doctoral Student Named Inaugural Winner of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship

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Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship, The Flash Today reported. in educational leadership with an emphasis on higher education, Burkett wants to advocate for unheard voices and share stories of the vulnerable and underrepresented. “As A Tarleton State University doctoral student and U.S. Pursuing an Ed.D.

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Pride in the Halls

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Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5% of LGBTQ people reported hearing slurs, and 10.3%

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

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Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., She uses her visibility as a Black female scientist at the University of Florida, a Research 1 institution, to advocate for others. “In

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Brown University Exhibit on Mumia Abu-Jamal to Highlight American Prison System

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An upcoming exhibition at Brown University will depict the incarcerated life of political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal, through a collection of written papers and other materials, to educate people on the realities and inequalities of the American prison system. 28 to July 2024, across multiple campus sites. “The

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

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Middleton Social media is neither honest about nor friendly toward Black males in P-12 and higher education. Moreover, Hines, Fletcher, and Moore (in press) have noted, “Since the early 2000s, Black men and boys have garnered increasing attention in the education theoretical and scientific literature” (p. Hines, Donna Y.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

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He dedicated himself to protesting any perceived involvement by Howard with President Trump’s agenda or cabinet, creating the unaffiliated student group HUResist in the hopes of pushing Howard toward resistance against Trump’s more conservative educational doctrine. My education is important to me, graduating is important to me.

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For the Common Good

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Francis’ bachelor’s degree in public health addresses healthcare disparities and provides students insight into public health systems, issues, and policies related to health education and disease prevention for diverse populations. Public health is a social responsibility. Dr. Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. and Kathy R.