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HBCU Conference Connects Secondary to Postsecondary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The challenge is, a lot of the stories people share about their perceptions on why Predominately White Institutions (PWIs) are better are factually inaccurate,” said Sekou Biddle, vice president of advocacy at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a scholarship organization which supports private HBCUs across the country.

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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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Dartmouth Launches New Research Institute Focused On Black Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Office of the Provost at Dartmouth has given $1.3 Delalue said it is essential to educate the whole community on the history and accomplishments of Black people, and help create an environment where Black culture and scholarship on the Black diaspora thrives. The institute is being launched with initial funding of $2.3

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3 Questions About Extended Reality and Online Learning

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To learn more about Michigan’s approach to integrating open online learning and extended reality and what they have learned, I spoke to my friend James DeVaney , associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation , to learn more.

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‘Affirmative action made us complacent’: Leaders on their back heels get real on equity

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At Wednesday’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity hosted by the Department of Education, presidents, chancellors, provosts, CEOs and secretaries from across the nation heeded Department Secretary Miguel Cardona’s advice to turn this “low point” in higher education into a “turning point.”

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

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Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., In an era when so many faculty and young scholars are trying to just focus on their scholarship or focus on writing the book, Everrett is that rare individual who can bring it all together.” Everrett A.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

The Breen Center for Career and Professional Development and the office of the provost organized the event, creating a day off in the academic calendar for this inaugural expo. The college offered students an event attendance incentive: a chance to win a $500 scholarship.

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