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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

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In 2010, In 2010, the college converted its football field into a farm. Having access to reliable, quality housing is an essential element for students so they can earn a degree, certification or improve their income and options long-term,” said Kristy Fercho, head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2010, curriculum violence was coined by Ighodaro and Wiggan in Curriculum Violence: Americas New Civil Rights Issue, defined as the deliberate manipulation of academic programming in a manner that ignores or compromises the intellectual and psychological wellbeing of learners.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support.

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Scholars Gather at ASHE Conference to Explore Future of Higher Education

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Department of Education and to penalize institutions that fund diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Hotchkins, an associate professor of higher education in the department of Educational Psychology, Leadership, & Counseling at Texas Tech University, has been coming to the annual conference since 2010. “It

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University of Virginia President Emeritus Dr. John T. Casteen III Dies at 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Casteen, who served as UVA's seventh president from 1990 to 2010, was honored by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2013 with the prestigious Dr. John Hope Franklin Award for his exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education. Upon his retirement in 2010, former UVA Rector W.

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Former Athletes and Coaches Rally Against Trans Inclusion in Women's Sports During Annual NCAA Convention

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Gaines, who competed with Thomas in 2022, led the protest and is a well-known and persistent opponent against the inclusion of trans athletes in women’s sports. In 2010, the NCAA began allowing trans athletes with a year of hormone therapy to compete in women’s sports.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Page in a book published in 2010 concluded diversity created “better groups, firms, schools and societies.”