Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

As anyone with passing familiarity with law school knows, law school admissions, and US higher education more generally, is highly ordered, with lower ranked programs offering fewer and lower-paid opportunities even while maintaining very high costs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The American Indian College Fund has announced its third American Indian Law School Scholarship for a student entering Harvard Law School in the fall of 2024. Samantha Maltais, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, is the current scholarship recipient.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) which represents public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions, is partnering with cosmetics company Ivy Beauty to create a scholarship program. Applications for the program opened Jun. 5, with a deadline of Jul.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Looking for scholarships for Indian students? This guide covers the top options, their benefits, eligibility criteria, and application tips to help you get started. Key Scholarships for Indian Students in the U.S. Crores annually.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2025

The arrest has sparked concern among higher education advocates about the treatment of international students and the interpretation of visa regulations. Gnaydn's case raises important questions about the application of immigration laws to international students and the potential impact of legal issues on their academic careers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights discrimination complaint resolution procedures — objects to the university creating, supporting, and promoting the eligibility criterion for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, a four-year, full-tuition scholarship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If If you aren’t woke, you’re asleep,” he says. “So,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If If you aren’t woke, you’re asleep,” he says. “So,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. Odle said that students tend to figure, “Once I’m in there, and I’ve already been admitted, why don’t I just go ahead and submit another application?” points likelier. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The state of Michigan is expanding a program that provides a tuition-free community scholarship to adults ages 21-24 who have not yet earned college degrees, FOX 2 reported. To be eligible, students must apply for the Michigan Reconnect Scholarship by Nov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Miller Lite and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) are using their longstanding partnership to give 35 scholarships to eligible undergraduate Latinx students. Lacey Golonka The scholarship amounts range from $2,500 to $5,000. Applications are open through Aug.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

In graduate school, we began exchanging documents for awards, fellowships, grants, and other opportunities and we realized that while our research was separate, it was also complementary, allowing us to strengthen each others applications. Thats how this all began. You should come to this conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

In 2024, White applicants received offers of admission at nearly twice the rate of their Black counterparts, with 79% of white applicants receiving at least one acceptance compared to just 45% of Black applicants. Asian applicants fared better with a 69% admission rate, but still below the overall average of 69%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The selected scholars, who emerged from a competitive application process, will convene in Philadelphia this month for ATD's annual DREAM conference. A highlight of their experience will be delivering individual presentations about their educational journeys and their institutions' efforts to drive social and economic mobility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2025

With affiliations in the Gender, Womens, and Sexuality Studies department and the Asian Studies program, Tran brings a multidisciplinary lens to her scholarship that examines the intersections of race, gender, and U.S. Trans journey to academia was not predetermined. She went on to earn both her M.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

The expansion coincides with a substantial financial aid commitment through The Rice Investment program, which offers full-tuition scholarships to students from families earning under $140,000 and at least half-tuition for those earning between $140,000 and $200,000. doctoral applications increasing 21% over last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force. labor force.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Logan Powell Frank Mullin The university reports that about 18% of its new 1,725-student class come from groups historically underrepresented in higher education, a decline from 27% in 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, will be partnering with McDonald’s USA to encourage Hispanic students to pursue higher education. Applications are open now through Feb. She is a former McDonald’s crew member. 6, 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

It was very clear what was not allowed—giving applicants a benefit because of their race or ethnicity—but it was less certain how far the decision extended. In what ways could a college incorporate an applicant’s background into their decision-making if he or she disclosed it? Did the decision cover race-based scholarships?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Dr. Debby Scire The college and four other higher education institutions have signed on as new participants in the New England Transfer Guarantee Program of the New England Board of Higher Education. Keene State College plans to simplify the transfer process for student in New Hampshire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Foundations continue to focus on awarding scholarships to students who navigate and matriculate in college with ease. Dual enrollment students provide colleges with another opportunity to become a bridge to higher education. So, these students are often unnoticed and left behind as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

Hollins University is launching a scholarship initiative to enable academically talented young women to complete a four-year degree in which direct costs of attendance are fully covered. The program is made possible through funding from Hollins and applicable federal and state grants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

The study – funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration – showed the presence of systemic barriers to higher education for minority students, such as financial burdens and lack of early exposure to public health sciences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Seeing the importance of detailing the clear research and evidence that support DEI and its significant applications within the academy, Harper and 11 other scholars penned essays that have been assembled in a new report titled, “Truths About DEI on College Campuses: Evidence-Based Expert Responses to Politicized Misinformation.”

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

With the rising cost of higher education, many students and their families are concerned about affordability. Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. Financial aid often includes merit-based scholarships for high-achieving students. Washington University in St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

level careers in research — for students who come from an economically disadvantaged background, are first-generation college students, or have faced significant obstacles in pursuit of higher education. programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. Espinosa, program director of the Sloan Foundation’s grantmaking in higher education. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Dominique Turner Institution: Morgan State University Graduate Program: Higher Education Administration Education: B.S., He has the ability to lead groups and teams,” said Dr. Virginia Byrne, assistant professor of higher education and student affairs at Morgan State. Dr. Lewis M. I was raised in the A.M.E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In school counseling and mental health counseling, counselor educators get extensive preparation in socio-emotional learning (SEL). This is necessary but must include intentional and proactive scholarship and resources on racial identity development. Gifted and talented under-referrals and underrepresentation. internships).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

The Drexel Promise Program began, in the fall of 2023, offering 50% renewable scholarships for the cost of tuition to eligible graduates of Pennsylvania and New Jersey community colleges — 120 students among the 350 applicants took advantage of the program. cumulative GPA. cumulative GPA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

are often told by high school counselors and colleges that they do not have many options for higher education. Known to many as Dreamers, DACA recipients, and undocumented students, it’s easy for them to slip through the cracks without getting the educational support or resources they deserve.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Many of us have, for decades, sought to make higher education more diverse, accessible, and inclusive. Higher education is rife with other examples of this phenomenon. Leaders and scholars of color, along with their allies, have sought access to the academy for themselves and for students. The students have excelled. ·

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

You can only imagine how that puts students at a disadvantage, not having access to the internet to complete the college application — the errors and typos that could potentially happen on the cell phone versus if you’re at a computer with Wi-Fi,” said Smith. It's not just connectivity, it's opportunities,” said Means.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. Espinosa, program director of the Sloan Foundation’s grantmaking in higher education. Christa Mahlobo is honored at a ceremony recognizing her attainment of a Ph.D.

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