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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She also serves as project director of the Males for Alabama Education (MALE) initiative, a state-funded program scholarship and mentorship program for minority men walking the teacher education pathway. Once we received funding from the state, I was able to collaboratively develop the program,” Strachan said.

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Nation’s First-Ever Black Honors College Hopes to Inspire Others

Insight Into Diversity

Accepted students will have access to scholarships, campus housing, dedicated counselors and advisors, and distinguished recognition upon completion of their degree program. Applicants must meet the admissions requirements of Sacramento State, as well as have a GPA of 3.5 or above and a specific interest in Black studies.

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Accused Idaho killer studied criminology. Is there a link?

Inside Higher Ed

It’s tempting to draw a connection between Kohberger’s academic pursuits and the crime he’s accused of committing, but experts say that neither the evidence in the case nor the nature of criminology scholarship supports that link. “What we teach is ‘how come? ” Stranger Than Fiction.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. He made an introduction, which led to her giving a seminar at Bell Labs that turned into a colloquium, which was attended by all the scientists from the research area at Bell Labs. After her postdoctoral fellowships, she was looking for a position.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

to offer scholarships to DACA students. In the past year, MHC created a land acknowledgement policy, established two full-tuition scholarships for Native American/American Indian students, expanded and rededicated the Indigenous cultural center, and hosted MHC’s second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Teach-In.