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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

We educated our campus communities as to what is at stake in Ukraine, facilitated efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian citizens and offered scholarships for Ukrainians interested in pursuing higher education. According to economists, roughly three-quarters of the wealth of most countries is accounted for by human capital.

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Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Intellectual Affairs Three years ago Peter Burke published The Polymath ( Yale University Press ), an illustrated history of what are usually called Renaissance men or women. His new book, Ignorance: A Global History ( Yale University Press ), pivots to the complete antithesis of “inquisitive appetite.”

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Army Veteran and Doctoral Student Named Inaugural Winner of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship, The Flash Today reported. The 6888th – the only all-female unit in Army history – was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in March 2022. As women veterans, sometimes we are not considered ‘real veterans’ because it is a mostly male-dominated organization,” Burkett said.

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West Virginia State University Launches First Doctorate Degree Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is truly a historic moment in the 133-year history of our university,” said WVSU President Ericke S. As the program progresses, students will develop a research project related to their organization. Students are expected to graduate the program with an understanding and critique of organizational scholarship.

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Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU

Insight Into Diversity

Of the $100 million, $75 million will go to endowed scholarships to attract future students while removing financial barriers, according to the institution. the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. Stryker has served as a Spelman trustee since 1997.

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Historic $100M Grant to UNCF Boosts HBCU Endowments, Financial Stability

Insight Into Diversity

marking the largest unrestricted private donation in the organization’s history. Our commitment is to generate philanthropic funding to not just increase scholarships but also strengthen HBCUs, raise graduation rates, ensure greater economic mobility and grow endowments at all our 37 member HBCUs.”

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%