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Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation’s 2023 MCT Scholarship. The annual scholarship is meant for matriculating students in master’s or doctoral programs in student affairs or higher ed administration-related fields. candidate studying educational leadership & policy analysis and gender & women studies.

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Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University Honored at NASPA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. The Bobby E.

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Group Files OCR Complaint Over ‘Discriminatory’ Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights discrimination complaint resolution procedures — objects to the university creating, supporting, and promoting the eligibility criterion for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, a four-year, full-tuition scholarship.

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Descendants of Enslaved Offered Need-Based Scholarships through Partnership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Monique Trusclair Maddox Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). Williams, the president and CEO of TMCF.

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Higher Education Reexamined at ASHE Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MINNEAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing attacks to higher education, experts who study the field are gathering this week to debate and respond to the growing political challenges that have impacted colleges and universities.

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Building Community through Inclusive Research Guides  

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Our LibGuide, Engaging Marginalized Identities through Research & Resources , will raise awareness about inclusive academic processes and citational justice. In our LibGuide, Lisa Cheby will cover the section about citational justice and she will discuss its current role in research and scholarship.

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University, Community Colleges Partner for More Inclusive STEM Education

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The University of Wyoming (UW) and five community colleges in the state are building a faculty network to share best practices and make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive. These relationships will also be cultivated through various projects and initiatives.