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Women’s Wrestling Aims At 2026 NCAA Championship Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women’s wrestling may become the 91st NCAA championship sport in 2026. Second, as the recommendation also includes establishing a Women's Wrestling Committee, which would begin its work in January 2025, to allow time to prepare for a championship in winter 2026. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted at its Feb.

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I believe that leadership renewal is crucial to the long-term, strategic success of any organization,” Cassidy wrote in a May 2 email to the campus community. “It An expert in psychology, she will return to being faculty in fall 2026 after a two-year sabbatical. It has been an honor to serve as president of Bryn Mawr.”

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Dr. Maisha T.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

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“The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

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Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations. Attributes like altruism, service and leadership, good communication, being culturally competent, humility and integrity, overcoming adversity is so important as a physician,” says Acosta. “If

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

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AB 226 implements two more state audits from the UC system, one in 2024 and the other in 2026. Legislative action Through his bills, AB 226 and AB 389, Ramos seeks to prevent discontinuation of repatriation.

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President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress

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However, among several requests for flat or even decreased funding in the education arena, we are pleased to see that the President’s budget includes an increase of $20 million for the Federal TRIO Programs in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which would fund TRIO during Program Year 2025-2026.

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