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Making Equity a Priority

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Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. In 2005 — long before Curry took the helm — the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges revoked the school’s accreditation because of financial instability. He says he also wants to build a 24-hour urgent care facility on campus.

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

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Rather, its about attracting world-class faculty, creating more research opportunities for students, and coming upwith new innovations that benefit everyday people particularlythose in Baltimore, where the sprawling HBCU campusis located. From 2005 to 2021, for instance, theclassification system considered 10 different variables.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

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The Black Male Initiative (BMI) officially began in 2005, when the New York City Council approved funding for BMI throughout the whole of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, 25 institutions in total. As a student, [the program] did help. Since then, the program has spread to all but one CUNY campus.

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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White

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That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ” The report, based on 2020 data from 543 public four-year institutions, graded schools by comparing the percentage of minoritized students to the percentage of minoritized faculty. When it came to who ultimately got tenure, there was also little equity to be found.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Additionally, she led an 18-month examination of the future of student affairs, overseeing a large volunteer and staff task force and engaging in listening sessions with NASPA members.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Study Finds that Promise Program Still Leaves Racial Gaps

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Over the past two decades, promise programs, in which recent high school graduates are offered free tuition to attend local colleges and universities, have become popular tools to bridge equity gaps in higher ed, with over 300 programs active in over 40 states. The study found that KPromise has many benefits. Byrd and his co-authors, Drs.