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TheDream.US Celebrates a Decade of Transforming Immigrant Students' Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since its founding in 2014, the organization has provided more than 11,000 college scholarships to undocumented students attending nearly 80 partner colleges in 20 states and Washington, D.C. launched, most scholarship recipients had protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. When TheDream.US

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. We know that when the nation focuses on addressing systemic issues Black males can succeed.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If

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CCP Board Ousts Generals Without Explanation After Decade of Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His tenure at CCP, which began in 2014, has been marked by several accomplishments, including the launch of programs for returning citizens, housing solutions for students, dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, and vocational training initiatives.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Support networks and guidance may also decrease isolation while providing information about resources, such as financial scholarships and internship or employment opportunities, often kept from students of color. predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization.

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The Power of One

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That experience became the catalyst for the Williams-Franklin Foundation, established in 2014 to support HBCU students facing similar financial barriers. The foundations approach goes far beyond traditional scholarship programs. Were not just a scholarship program, Williams-Franklin says matter-of-factly.