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Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

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The HBCU Registered Apprenticeship Toolkit, authored by Dr. Marybeth Gasman and Alice Ginsberg, provides a comprehensive guide for HBCUs looking to launch federally recognized apprenticeship programs that combine classroom instruction with paid work experience.

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From Corporate Boardrooms to HBCU Classrooms

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Project ACCLAIM goes beyond classroom instruction to create comprehensive support systems. Spelman is a strongly Pell eligible student base, and we are at least 60% Pell eligible," Brewer told the audience of HBCU leaders. It's not just our STEM students."

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They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings

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Collaborate. Give Black boys and young men the agency to discuss their feelings, needs, and views on their concerns and issues. Sharing how they feel can be cathartic, a release to move forward.

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HBCU Leaders Gather to Create Blueprint for Future of Higher Education

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In a significant gathering dedicated to the advancement of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), approximately 70 leaders from across the higher education landscape have converged on Claflin University this week for the Ideation, Innovation, and Collaboration summit sponsored by the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F).

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Leading From the Intersection

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Im accountable for facilitating access to quality, culturally relevant instruction and services designed to prepare students for fulfilling careers and to help empower lives of civic engagement. I actively seek out opportunities on my own and in collaborative relationships with stakeholders.

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Why Inclusive Education Is So Difficult to Defend and Deliver

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When instruction includes novel, emotionally or intellectually stimulating features, students show greater attention, motivation, and cognitive performance, particularly in STEM and technical subjects (see Guo & Fryer, 2025 ; Hidi & Renninger, 2006 ). And the research supporting inclusive education is both robust and clear.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public HSI located in Alpine, Texas, with instructional sites along the U.S.-Mexico The college emphasizes collaboration, communication and intentionality with a focus on serving and deepening partnerships with the community.

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