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$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. To those ends, the humanities internship grants aim to make internship participation more widely available for humanities majors.

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Diversifying the Workforce for Data-Related Jobs Starts with Inclusivity in Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My computational chemistry laboratory has benefitted from our twinned focus on data and inclusion and serves as a case study for how access to meaningful research opportunities encourages people from all backgrounds to pursue data-related careers. UR is a research-intensive, predominately undergraduate, predominately white institution.

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Preparing for a government shutdown

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Students seeking support can access [link] where financial, emotional, and mental resources are all available. Faculty and staff members: If unexpected issues arise in your own work for the university because of the shutdown, please report them to your school’s vice dean for research, or to your local Human Resources office.

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Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Modern technologies consisting of databases connected to interfaces that deliver functionalities that improve our day to day lives. While they are not always amazingly designed, student information systems provide access points for services that benefit everyone within an institution. Being Human. Social Media.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Related to student success, CEED has a robust center that includes tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy for students to ensure they are on the path to achievement and graduation,” adds Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, associate vice provost for College Access. Sanders has worked with CEED in various capacities throughout her 22 years at Virginia Tech.

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3 Summer Tasks to Prepare for Financial Aid Season

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Using multiple systems for your data creates data silos, which can cause issues such as: Misplaced or otherwise hard-to-access data. This metric can illuminate the accessibility of your institution and potentially reveal areas where you could improve to attract more mission-appropriate students. Exceeding storage capacity.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Programs for Relief, Plus the Latest on Mass Forgiveness

Student Loan Hero

Talk to your current or prospective agency’s human resources department. Student loan forgiveness for nurses Like teachers, nurses also have access to a variety of federal and state programs for loan forgiveness. A good place to start is our database of loan repayment assistance programs. Which loans qualify? How do you apply?