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National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bollinger decision in 2003. What is salient in the Leadership Conference report is the “whole story,” i.e., the holistic process that the Supreme Court required in the 2003 Grutter decision. Complicating this issue is that the Census Bureau predicts that by mid-century, America will be “majority minority.” They’re intense enough.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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in 2003 – and 7.5% Addressing this requires culturally sensitive, early interventions involving families and communities and educational efforts to improve mental health access and awareness within the U.S. rise from 7% to 13.6%. On the graduate level, Latino students were 9.4% of engineering doctorate recipients.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

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Encourage and advocate for Black males to pursue dual enrollment and other accelerated course/program options in high school to provide access and help equalize and narrow postsecondary education matriculation disparities.

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Celebrating the Past, Mobilizing the Future: 20 Years of Active Minds

Active Minds

I founded Active Minds in 2003 , following the loss of my brother Brian to suicide. We hope you’ll continue on this journey with us until we all live in a world where mental health is normalized, care is accessible and equitable, and no one feels alone in their struggles.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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Supreme Court Hears Opening Arguments on Affirmative Action

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Carol Ashley, lead counsel of the team that wrote the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity’s amicus brief The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases expected to determine the future of race-based affirmative action programs in America. In her majority opinion in Grutter v.

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It was NEVER about Deion: HBCU Realities VS. Perceptions

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Our schools have long fought for equal access to opportunities and resources while being overlooked, underfunded, and crucified by public perception. Jackson State has ranked within the top 15 in all of FCS since 2003 when the NCAA started publishing the data. Since 1837, HBCUs have been tormented by the hands of white supremacy.

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