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HBCU Gymnast Wins National Championship

Insight Into Diversity

Initially committed to the University of Arkansas on a full scholarship, she redirected her path to Fisk University after gymnastics coach Corrine Tarver — the first Black gymnast to win the NCAA all-around title — asked if she wanted to make history by helping her build an elite HBCU program.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Anna Lees While many TCUs are smaller institutions, TCUs often offer a culturally relevant learning environment that is absent in larger predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Most universities and colleges continue to occupy large land bases and are maintained by taxing those stolen lands.

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Single Parents Breaking Barriers Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, we proudly launched the Single Parent Scholarship initiative, which provides financial assistance and support services to single parents who aspire to earn a college degree. This scholarship has proven instrumental in dismantling barriers and creating avenues for single parents to realize their academic and career pursuits.

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Program Encourages Regional Native American Students to Pursue Health Sciences

Insight Into Diversity

The campus has a 50-year history of serving Native American and rural communities and ranks second nationally for graduating Indigenous physicians. Recruiting and retention efforts include scholarships covering full tuition, cultural support programming, and assistance in transitioning into medical or doctor of philosophy programs. “As

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Prospective students “actively researching” sustainability strategies

The PIE News

International students seeking options in the UK and the US are continuing to place teaching and reputation at top of mind, while those looking to Canada are interested in tuition fees, scholarships and post-study work visas and career services are important in Australia, new research shows.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bunche Center for African American Studies – offer students and faculty access to research, fellowships, civic engagement, and scholarships, according to its website. Bunche Center for African American Studies does have an endowed academic chair, said IAC Vice Provost Dr. David Yoo, a professor of Asian American studies and history at UCLA.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s scholarship in a different form.” Gray says he felt pressure to produce another article when a friend came to him and said that the idea was not done because the scholarship was just one leg of the relay. They make all kinds of videos, mixtapes, and songs,” he says.