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$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By creating new internship courses, Fresno State will embed career preparation into the curriculum and transform student perspectives around the study of the humanities. The University of Missouri - Kansas City plans to launch the Mellon Humanities Internship program and institutionalize humanities students’ access to work experiences.

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.

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Robeson Community College Partners with TimelyCare to Offer Free Mental Health Support to Students and Employees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mental health support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Students will be able to access virtual care from licensed physicians and counselors in all 50 states.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Partly because conservatives were successful in assigning negative implications to the term “affirmative action,” the expression diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) came into use to describe and facilitate processes that resulted in greater access and participation for people from marginalized communities. Dr. William B.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School. Not everyone knows or understands that.

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Simple Ways to Bring Mental Health Conversations to Your School This Year

Active Minds

As an Active Minds Chapter, you’ll have access to various resources, the professional expertise of Active Minds National Staff, and networks of peers – all at no cost. For those eager to increase knowledge about mental health … download the Active Minds Peer-Powered Mental Health Curriculum for High Schools for free today!

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Inspiring Tech On-Ramps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a need to find ways to meet students where they are and integrate meaningful content and curriculum into what they are doing. There is a need to find ways to meet students where they are and integrate meaningful content and curriculum into what they are doing. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. .