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Group Files OCR Complaint Over ‘Discriminatory’ Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education Office for Civil Rights against North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nonprofit Legal Insurrection Foundation announced it has filed a legal complaint with the U.S. North Central University North Central University The federal civil rights complaint — pursuant to the U.S.

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More US STEM scholarships for Southeast Asia

The PIE News

The expansion was announced at an event at the White House on February 7 to celebrate the success of the inaugural cohort of Quad Fellows who enrolled on the scholarship in 2021. Often students will secure additional funding through their university or department.

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Taiwan launches new scholarships in bid to keep international graduates

The PIE News

Approximately $162 million will be invested in the plan, with eligible international students able to apply for government scholarships and living stipends from sponsoring companies. Yang said the new scholarships will mean students won’t face these issues. “The level of pay is one third of Korea or Japan.

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College Fund Offers American Indian Law School Scholarship to Attend Harvard Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. Samantha Maltais, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is the current scholarship recipient.

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Universities Review Legality of Diversity Scholarships

Insight Into Diversity

Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) banning of race-conscious admissions last summer, some colleges and universities are considering the legality of certain diversity-focused scholarships. Given SCOTUS’s past rulings, some legal experts argue that diversity scholarships could be the next DEI component on the chopping block.

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

The program is funded by the New York State Education Department and supports underrepresented students pursuing careers in health sciences and STEM, Fordham’s CSTEP director, Mike Molina, explains. How it works: Each year, rising juniors in CSTEP apply for a scholarship from the fund.

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Northwestern University to Rename African American Studies Department

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Northwestern University’s African American studies department will be renamed the Department of Black Studies. The department – housed in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences – is making the change to better reflect the range of its scholarship and teaching, according to the formal name change proposal. “We