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Higher Ed Braces for Historic SCOTUS 'Affirmative Action' Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The cases, led by anti-affirmative action activist and SFFA President Edward Blum, allege these institutions discriminated against Asian American applicants by unfairly prioritizing underrepresented minority applicants in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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Fill Graduation Gaps, Transform Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students receiving Pell grants have graduation rates 21 percentage points lower than students who are not Pell-eligible. We have collaborated with the State Board to introduce completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as a graduation requirement, which greatly increases the odds a student will apply to college.

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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For his work, Burgos received commendations and awards such as the National Baseball Hall of Fame Grant from the Negro League Research/Authors Group, a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Research Council; and the 2007 Latina/o Book Award from Latin American Studies Association. for work and leave after the season.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. We have a wonderful program called Pathways, where we do outreach to middle schools, high schools and community colleges, providing application clinics and parent academies,” says Dr. Leroy M. Morishita, interim president at CSULA.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. Byrne is intent on increasing Macaulay’s already high graduation rate of approximately 80%, which continues to rise even as the number of Pell Grant recipients has risen. Justice and equity are driving forces in most everything I do.” There is also an effort to increase equity.

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academic writing – it’s a lot

Patter by Pat Thomson

And a lot that we take for granted. But, while some text types, such as fiction, are clearly open to creative practice and others appear to be less so, it is always possible to have a little fun with any genre. However, my basic point here is that there are a lot of texts in academic work.

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Howard University Takes Affirmative Step, All HBCUs Need More Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HBCUs receive less than 1% of federal research funding and development grants, and less than their share of state and federal funding overall. HBCUs send more Black applicants to medical schools than predominantly white institutions, including the Ivy League schools.