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SIUE Lands Major Mellon Grant, Positioning Regional University as Leader in African American Literary Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The grant represents more than just funding—it's a statement about the evolving landscape of humanities scholarship and where innovation can emerge. The Black Lit Network itself represents an ambitious effort to democratize access to African American literary scholarship.

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

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You have to be equally outraged by the racism that poisons campus culture and the racism that shows up in how we exclude Black stories, scholarship, and success from the academy." "You cannot be selectively horrified," Harper told attendees. Attorney Raymond C. We are preparing them to lead the transformation of those systems."

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UNCF's Career Pathways Initiative and HBCUv Platform are Driving Transformational Change Through Innovation and Alliances

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The success was due in part to the interinstitutional collaboration fostered by CPI. At the Institute for Capacity Building, we see virtual networks and strategic collaboration as tools to expand opportunity, reduce institutional isolation, and build meaningful bridges between colleges, employers, and communities, says Smith-Lewis.

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North Carolina Launches Expanded Direct Admission Program for 62,000 High School Seniors

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Maurice "Mo" Green, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, praised the collaborative nature of the effort. The Next NC Scholarship and NC Need-Based Scholarship specifically support students from households earning $80,000 or less, covering tuition and fees at participating institutions.

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Number of HBCU Registered Apprenticeships Surging

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Denmark Technical College in South Carolina serves as a model, offering multiple programs including electrician apprenticeships, cybersecurity training through partnerships with Cisco, and nuclear facility operations through collaboration with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.

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Providing Tuition Assistance to Native American Students

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Building on Current Initiatives to Support Prospective Native Students Currently, MSU offers the Maynard Kennedy Turtle Island Acknowledgement Scholarship, which has similar benefits to NATAP but is only offered to a limited number of students each year.

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Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars

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It was difficult for us to collaborate, present together, and align our thought processes at first, but we recognized the value in working together, said Saffold, who is currently an assistant professor of African American literature at the University of Delaware. From the start, BWSA sought collaboration rather than competition.