Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in 2003 – and 7.5% Undergraduates are most concerned with scholarship opportunities, financial literacy, and paying for their education,” survey conductors reported about the financial needs of Latino students. One issue highlighted in the report was the shortage of Latino mentors to encourage students to pursue STEM fields.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. 16, 2003) 5. From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug. White House Honoree, Jan. Mississippi’s Crusading Gadfly,” Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

November is National Scholarship Month —and that makes it a perfect time to apply for prestigious, generous scholarships like those from our featured partners! are invited to apply for up to $20,000 from the Equitable Excellence Scholarship; and students living with inflammatory disease can earn up to $15,000 from AbbVie.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Irving Fradkin, had a simple but profound idea: if everyone in his community gave just a dollar to a scholarship fund, it would be enough to help every student in the community attend college. That idea blossomed into what is now Scholarship America, the nation’s largest provider of private scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today. Partner with community members, especially Black men, to serve as mentors and role models in the college-going and transition process.

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