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Harvard University Expands Free Tuition Policy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harvard University announced on Monday that Harvard will now be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, according to the Harvard Gazette. families to qualify for financial aid at Harvard.

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Fidelity Matters: Assessing Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in P-12 and Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our Black and other minoritized students, families, and communities want and deserve to see written and to hear verbal commitments to anti-racism and anti-oppression implemented/translated into actual practice in all aspects of the educational enterprise. We share one example.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They expressed frustrations about feeling hamstrung in their efforts to serve students from underrepresented groups and conceded that many of them had begun to self-censor. It was titled: Supporting Y(our) Students While Feeling Unsupported: Addressing the impact of DEI legislation. Dr. Ivory A.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cole’s common references to his days as a college student at St. Here are 5 hip-hop quotes to inspire students at academic institutions as they proceed into finals week. 1. Nipsey Hussle (“Racks In The Middle”, 2019) “Double check the details. Gotta cross my T's and dot my I's or I can't sleep well.” Dr. Jeremy C.

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Study: Black Medical Students Experience Higher Rates of Attrition Than Peers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study by Yale University finds that Black students are more likely to leave medical school than their white peers. student at Yale School of Medicine and lead author of the study, said when research and innovation are equitable, physicians are better equipped to care for diverse populations. "To Mytien Nguyen, an M.D.-Ph.D.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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School Closures Close the Door to Student Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between June 2004 and June 2020, almost 12,000 institutions of higher education closed their doors. Some of those institutions closed in an orderly fashion—students, faculty and staff were given ample warning, and arrangements for continuing a student’s education at another institution, teach-out plans, are made.