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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. Those members of city council who instituted this funding back in 2005 had moved on to positions in the state senate, says Quash.

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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. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Banks, who taught and mentored Howard while he was a graduate student at the University of Washington was tickled when he realized that Milner, Howard’s predecessor as AERA president, was taught and mentored by Howard when he was a doctoral student at The Ohio State University.

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New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education

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Since its 2005 inception, the program has graduated over 100,000 students, trained more than 30,000 mentors, and expanded to 30 programs across 25 campuses. It also highlights Compton College's comprehensive food security program, which provides students with one free meal daily and $20 weekly farmers' market vouchers.

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UMass Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Paul Wolff, Who Bridged Philosophy and African American Studies, Dies at 91

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His memoir, Autobiography of an Ex-White Man: Learning a New Master Narrative for America , published in 2005, chronicled his transformative journey and intellectual evolution while teaching in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at UMass.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

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Mental health is synonymous with psychological wellness, a multidimensional construct involving satisfaction and balance among mind, body, and spirit (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). News survey revealed that 70% of 3,649 students struggled with mental health since starting college. Kwanza celebrations, minority health month, healing circles).

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Military Academies Retain Affirmative Action in Admissions?

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“So, decisions made about who is admitted to the military academies, what institutions have ROTC programs and who comes to the officer corps through that path have major long-term consequences — as do decisions about assignments, the availability of mentoring and the evaluation process.”