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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) There was a strong sense of motivation among African American student-athletes to reach their ultimate goal – an athletic scholarship to a four-year institution.

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Post-Pandemic Resurgence Bolsters HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early pandemic years “Absolutely, we saw an increase in interest and applications,” said Angela Nixon Boyd, assistant vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission at Hampton University in Virginia. There are also increased scholarship opportunities. and Northern Virginia.

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Texas consortium of 44 colleges strikes deal with Elsevier

Inside Higher Ed

The consortium—known as the Texas Library Coalition for United Action—announced last month that it had reached a deal with Elsevier that is expected to improve access to scholarship, afford researchers greater control over their work and save the member institutions millions. Some laud the agreement as historic.

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Russia: South African students in row over funds

The PIE News

The Mpumalanga Department of Education , which sponsored the students to go to Russia on full scholarships is being blamed for delaying remittance fees and stipends the students have been waiting for since August, resulting in the spectacle that has seen the learners miss classes for days since September.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. Dr. Justin Jernigan, dean of student success at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), said the plan to pursue HSI status, announced in 2022, was intentional.

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Academic Libraries Leading the Way in Accessibility

Insight Into Diversity

As higher education institutions provide more than just legally required accessibility and disability services, they could find guidance from their own academic libraries, who are often at the forefront of this field. University of Colorado Colorado Springs Storytelling Professor ‘Ilaheva Tua’one, PhD reading at the PURR Storytelling Hour.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It bans affirmative action not only in race but other protected categories, and not just in admissions but in hiring practices and awarding money,” says Dr. Mark Henderson, associate dean of admissions and vice chair for education in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis.