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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The foundation will distribute $935,000 in grants to 10 local nonprofits in San Diego providing services including tutoring, counseling, and college application assistance. Founded in 1975, SDF has granted $1.8 Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9 billion to strengthen the San Diego community.

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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the analysis, while 13 percent of community colleges nationwide have at least 40 percent Black enrollment, only 5 to 7 percent of community colleges receiving CCAMPIS funding between 2017 and 2022 had similar Black student representation.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. I think the most important piece to this was we didnt ask for the planning grant, remembers Curry. We went directly for the project funding grant.

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USC Professor Defends DEI Programs in Congressional Testimony

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DEI professionals play pivotal roles in campus recovery efforts in the aftermath of hate crimes and other tragedies," Harper noted, referencing the 2017 white nationalist rally at the University of Virginia. "In He also pointed out that DEI programs play crucial roles in campus safety and crisis response.

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Dr. Blanca Elizabeth Vega, Montclair State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017.

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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About Student Veterans, Parents, First-Generation Student Experiences

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Only 17% of veteran students earned a bachelors degree by 2017, compared to 37% of nonveterans. This blog post is part of IHEPs Making the Case for IES Postsecondary Studies series which explores the potential impact of the sudden cancellation of grants and contracts at IES. No other sources are as robust in this regard.

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About the unread

Patter by Pat Thomson

I’ve been wondering if we take the fact of unread papers and books too much for granted. I’ve also been dipping in and out of Laura Micchiche’s (2017) Acknowledging writing partners (University Press of Colorado, Boulder) which I first bought because it had a chapter on writing with animal companions. John McPhee (2017) Draft no 4.