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

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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. Just like you compose a jazz piece or you compose an R&B piece, Im one of those people who composes mathematics, Gates said.

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HBCU Conference Connects Secondary to Postsecondary

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million Black students who took the SAT between 2004 and 2010, revealed that students who enrolled at an HBCU were 14.6 A 2023 report by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, studying almost 1.2 percentage points more likely to graduate than their counterparts.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

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The Dr. John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. She had a love for mathematics. regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

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Pride in the Halls

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Evolution Liam Dacey, a 2004 graduate of University of Notre Dame (UND), one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic institutions, took steps to transfer after coming out his sophomore year, but changed his mind and instead became an advocate for LGBTQ visibility and acceptance on campus. Dr. Luis A.