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

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Sorrell Sorrell said that the grant will launch a campus housing initiative that will eventually be accompanied by a larger mixed-use development that includes student and family housing, retail and restaurant spaces, parks, outdoor meeting areas, and classroom facilities—all designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

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During her tenure, she championed diversity initiatives for both faculty and students, working to address historical representation gaps at the college. Once known for its innovative tuition-free model, Olin College began scaling back its generous financial aid programs in 2010.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

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López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. As an undergrad at The University of Texas at Austin, she worked with fellow classmates and friends to mentor middle school and high school students throughout Texas.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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workforce participation growth between 2010-2020, the report noted. increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). For comparison, Black students and white students saw decreases of 8.5% On the graduate level, Latino students were 9.4% trillion, despite comprising only 19.1%

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Rutgers Webinar Discusses Health Equity, Minority Health, and Medical Education

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One of AMPHS’s greatest achievements is how the organization and Sullivan laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) in 2010 via the Affordable Care Act, Sullivan said. One common answer was student debt.

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HBCU Conference Connects Secondary to Postsecondary

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Throughout the day, leaders and educators came together to try and bridge the divide between secondary and post-secondary education, creating solid pathways for Black and Brown students to walk toward credentials that provide careers and economic mobility. Students become very familiar with the environment—they will finish at home.”