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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. From 2021 to 2024, the percentage of Latinx faculty applicants increased by 15%. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. The number of applicants and their diversity have increased significantly over time.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. There is proactive advising, a fellowship program (Pa’lante Fellowship) and workshops that address everything from the graduate school application process to financial aid. In 2004, it expanded its programming with the goal of preparing students for college throughout middle school and high school.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

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Art was also instrumental in the establishment of the College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative in 2004, which he has helped to lead ever since. I was personally disappointed, for example, to see that the Department did not address what I think is one of the big questions of the field—financial aid and scholarships.