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That’s according to the latest report from the ACT , which analyzed high school GPAs, ACT test scores, and first-year grades in students from 2017 to 2021. Before the pandemic, in 2017, a student who had a 2.5 A more holistic assessment of students, including the use of the ACT test score alongside HSGPA, acts as a better predictor.

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Such discomfort regarding speech about race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation rose to 44%, up from 25% in 2017. Also, discomfort with the speech environment on campus rose with 7-in-10 students saying speech can be as damaging as physical violence.

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Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Laster holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lane College in 2017 and an MBA from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. Braylin Laster Braylin Laster has been appointed associate vice president for institutional advancement and resource development at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis.

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MARCH 12, 2024

GAO analyzed the most recent HSI data on college student and institutional characteristics (2021–2022), finances (2020–2021), HSI grant programs (2017–2022), and COVID-19 pandemic relief funds (2021). GAO surveyed a representative sample of HSIs in the U.S., including Puerto Rico, and received generalizable responses from 169 colleges.

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MAY 4, 2023

In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Music is a medium commonly used as an instrument to motivate individuals through different facets of life. Dr. Jeremy C. There is no luck when it comes to academic success.

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JUNE 13, 2024

More teachers overall were older than 50 in 2023 than in 2017 in both Kentucky and Tennessee. The report found, for example, that the teacher workforce is aging.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As UNCF observes its 80th anniversary, one of the highlights of our yearlong celebration is the release of the sequel to our groundbreaking 2017 report," said Dr. Michael L. Patterson Research Institute (FDPRI), is a comprehensive, data-driven analysis pointing out that HBCUs generate $16.5 billion in direct economic impact nationally. “As

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MARCH 6, 2023

He authored a textbook, “African American Perspectives: Matters of Consideration for Social Work Practice,” in 2017. A diversity scholar, Miller’s research includes matters such as the relationship between racism and adverse childhood experiences among African Americans. He earned his Ph.D.

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APRIL 2, 2024

She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It The class of people included in this case are all Black students who were enrolled in Walden’s DBA program from 2007 to 2017 and all female students enrolled in the program in the same time period who had received student loans, according to Ramchandani. “In

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

According to the study, Indiana’s grade retention policy was in effect from the 2011-2012 through 2016-2017 school years. It used the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) test to gauge student reading proficiency before the fourth grade.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Graham Prize for Health Services Research and having been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bradley She is lauded for her efforts in hospital care quality and large-scale health system strengthening in the U.S. and abroad, having received the 2018 William B.

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MAY 9, 2024

Shirley Frye received the 2022 Triad Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Special Achievement Award, the (Greensboro, North Carolina) News & Record Woman of the Year Award for 2017, and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina’s highest civilian honors.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Diverse also recognized Crazy Bull as a top leader in higher education.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

According to a 2017 study , “there is no direct or consistent research suggesting transgender female individuals (or male individuals) have an athletic advantage at any stage of their transition.” Whether trans women have an advantage in sports remains debated.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

million of federal funding to 92 students between July 2017 and June 2022 that it was not allowed to give. According to ED, Albany Law School, the John Marshall School of Law in Atlanta, Brooklyn Law School, New England Law—Boston, and New York Law School doled out nearly $2.9

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MAY 23, 2024

The President’s House was the first, renamed the Osborne House in 2017 in recognition of the family of Samuel Osborne, who was born into slavery and after the Civil War became Colby’s custodian for nearly 40 years. The facilities, home to some 200 students, opened during the 2022-23 academic year.

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Active Minds

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I was the president of my Chapter of Active Minds in college from 2016 to 2017 before graduating in 2017. Jehlad : I have always been passionate about mental health, solving its issues, and addressing the stigmas we face as a society. I will be starting a new job after the tour as a recreational therapist.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

The study – published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – examined data of students in Boston Public Schools during the 2007–08 to 2017–18 school years, of which 3,515 took part in the Boston Debate League.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Since 2017, enrollment at Sweet Briar has increased by 60%. Woo also added a 26,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art greenhouse and 18 acres of vineyards to the school, along with adding a water-based AstroTurf field, renovating the school’s 130-acre equestrian facility, and building a new health center.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

He led the Tide to nine SEC championships and won national titles in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2020. Saban led LSU to SEC championships in 2001 and 2003, when he won his first national title. Saban’s team dealt with an early season loss to Texas in September but rebounded to upset then-No. 1 Georgia in the 2023 SEC Championship game.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Page has been lauded for her work, having been given the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officer Award in 2020 and recognized as one of Diverse’s 25 leading women in higher education in 2017. Page was a United Negro College Fund/Mellon International Faculty Seminar Fellow and is a certified Supplemental Instruction Supervisor.

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MARCH 10, 2023

Hubbard High School, leading Hubbard to a Class 1A State Championship in 2017. Byrd-Vinson – a Tanner, Alabama native – was a 4-time All-State player and 2A State Player of the Year at Tanner High School in Limestone County and played at the collegiate level at Birmingham-Southern College.

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MARCH 10, 2023

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. What we are finding here is pretty large,” said Liu, equivalent to hundreds of additional students staying in school and earning degrees.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Between 2017 and 2023, he served as executive director of the U.N. Beasley’s example of exemplary leadership and public service will inspire our students, broaden their perspectives and enhance their international understanding.”

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APRIL 6, 2023

In 2017, Walker was given Baylor’s Medal of Service for Contributions to the Professions, Christian Ministry. Walker would go on to serve the public as well, spending 32 years in California’s Department of Mental Health helping patients get assistance to transition back into jobs and the community.

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JULY 31, 2023

Louisville morbidity and mortality rates vastly differ for those living in its various neighborhoods, according to a 2017 Health Equity Report from the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. “This work is about diagnosing and treating places so that the health benefits are shared by many.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4 trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% annual growth, while non-Latinos experienced only 1.9%. This is all to say that the economic impact of the U.S. Latino population is not negligible. And as the U.S.

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JULY 31, 2023

This grant is a renewal of the previous grant we received in 2017; but it is double in amount this time, which truly speaks to our commitment to preparing the best professionals who meet the ever-changing needs of the industry.”

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Community College Review

MAY 31, 2022

In fact, it has been a trending topic this week in March 2017. Community colleges are not generally known for their athletics programs, but some schools do offer opportunities for student-athletes.

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

In 2017, a partnership was forged between the University of the People and the University of Edinburgh. The university relies heavily on open resource materials and tuition is free, creating a model that demonstrates that "higher education can be accessible, affordable and provide quality."

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Vegas is no stranger to shootings, having suffered in 2017 the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. “I was trying to hold it together for my students, and trying not to cry, but the emotions are something I never want to experience again.” history, which killed 60 people and wounded hundreds. This shooting puts the U.S.

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APRIL 14, 2023

It found that 28% of presidents identified as non-white, with 14% being Black (a six-point increase from the 2017 survey) and 6% as Hispanic or Latino (a two-point increase). Women held a third of the top jobs, a three-point improvement, but their rate of growth appeared to be slowing.

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MAY 3, 2024

McMillan Cottom’s dissertation research at Emory explored for-profit colleges, which led to her first book, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy, which published in 2017 and catapulted her onto the national scene. “I

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

A published poet, Jones revitalized the press’s TriQuarterly imprint, developing its award-winning poetry list with acquisitions including Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney, winner of the 2011 National Book Award; Incendiary Art by Patricia Smith, winner of the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and 2017 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Forest Primeval (..)

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Audre Lorde (2017) reminds us that “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare,” and the world needs you in the fight. Use this guide at the beginning of the year and revisit it throughout the coming months in order to stay true to your resolutions. Bambara, T. The Salt Eaters.

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