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New Excelencia in Education Brief Details College Affordability Experiences of Texas Students

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Launched in 2004, Excelencia in Education leads a national network of educators and policymakers that aims to accelerates Latino student success in higher education. For more information, visit: EdExcelencia.org

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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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has announced he will step down as president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The number of Black homeowners has dropped since 2004, when homeownership peaked at 49.7%. Charles Steele, Jr. 31 departure. In 2023, 45.7%

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Georgetown University Honors Xavier University of Louisiana's Centennial and Black Catholic Studies Legacy

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It also showcased an exhibition co-created by the Georgetown University Library, highlighting the impact of the IBCSa graduate program dedicated to fostering Black Catholic theology, ministry, and leadership. For years, the story remained buried until 2004, when Patricia Bayonne-Johnson uncovered it while tracing her family history.

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Scholars at AABHE Conference Discuss Strategic Responses to Anti-DEI Legislation

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They are also removing DEI from their leadership titles. Much of that celebration took place at Diverses annual Dr. John Hope Franklin Award ceremony, created in 2004 to pay homage to Franklin, a renowned historian, writer, educator and humanitarian. Some schools, she said, are folding their DEI work into their strategic plans.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

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recently announced bold choices in leadership. McCaughey is author of the books Stand Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754–2004 , which he is currently updating for a revised edition, and A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard. “I I wouldn’t exaggerate the moment,” said McCaughey.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

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Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature. Walter Greason extolled UWP’s contributions.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

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1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.