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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hilliard says that athletic scholarships in artistic gymnastics tend to go to elite gymnasts who’ve competed at the highest level. Since its inception, ACP has helped participants receive over $10 million in college scholarship funds. John’s University, was the assistant director and then director of ACP from 2009 to 2014.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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The graduation rate for URM at four-year public institutions (4YP) increased 9 percentage points from 2016-17 to 2022-23, and the graduation rate for low-income students increased 10 percentage points in that time period. The ongoing goal is to keep building pipelines for students. His focus has not been strictly on people of color.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’” Waller also attends national conferences, such as the National Society of Black Engineers, to recruit graduate students.

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Franklin & Marshall College Names Dr. Andrew Rich as 17th President

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He spearheaded a 40 percent enrollment increase, bringing the student body to 4,000, while simultaneously launching innovative student success initiatives. One of Rich's notable achievements at CCNY was the formation of a Public Service Career Hub, which more than doubled student placement in public service internships and jobs.

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Office for Civil Rights Commences Title VI Investigations Against 45 Universities

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OCR is also investigating six universities that have allegedly awarded race-based scholarships, which it asserts is not allowed, and one university that allegedly administers a program that segregates students on the basis of race. 418, 426 (2009). Holder , 556 U.S.