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New Scholarship Program Established for Descendants Of Jesuit And Catholic Slaveholding

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The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation has launched a scholarship program in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to provide educational advancement opportunities to descendants of Jesuit and Catholic slaveholding in the United States.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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One of the most anticipated annual issues each January is the Emerging Scholars edition that features outstanding scholars of color breaking new ground in research, applying scholarship to public policy and grooming the next generation of leaders and professionals. 2, 2006) 6. Publishing work of journalists of color.

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College Grants and Scholarships for Women in 2023

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Some organizations also offer scholarships for moms who are pursuing their degrees while raising a family. If you’re looking to further your education, these nine scholarships and grants for women could help bring your goals within reach. Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund. Society of Women Engineers Scholarship.

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Jacqie McWilliams

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McWilliams spent nine years at the NCAA, managing NCAA championships, to include serving as director of the Division I women’s basketball tournament from 2006-2009 and the Division I men’s basketball tournament from 2007-2012. McLendon Scholarship Foundation Board. She was appointed to the John B.

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Association of American Law Schools President Speaks on Cooperative Politics

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So much of my career I did my scholarship in the field of election law,” said Alexander, the Arthur J. And in 2006, he served as general counsel for Cory Booker’s Newark mayoral election. He said it was one of the reasons he went to law school. To Alexander, the legal profession is ultimately about serving communities and justice. “So

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These concerns are not new; Tinto’s (1993) and Tracey and Sedlacek’s (1984) groundbreaking studies and theoretical scholarship remain relevant today. We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

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He had received a scholarship in the spring semester that covered the cost of any debts he had incurred that year, and he had the receipts to prove it. A 2006 National College Health Assessment found that just under 50% of the over 94,000 students surveyed reported feeling “so depressed it was difficult to function,” and 9.3%