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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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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Their Passions Donors continue to prioritize Education in the top three giving categories (Religion, Human Services and Education). They include those currently in our alumni databases, friends of the college/university who annually comprise the president’s Christmas card list, or perhaps they are associates of Board members.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We focus on understanding the molecular behavior of model compounds related to energy and human health. We are training our students for future careers – many of which have not yet been invented – but we do know that data and the analysis of that data will be critically important. In my laboratory, the research projects are diverse by design.

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Preparing for a government shutdown

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

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. Available Resources Students with questions should contact the Student Affairs leader in their school or division.

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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. Being Human. It’s amazing what we can do with a series of ones and zeroes. Using bots and machine-based learning, a lot can be done with a simple text message.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Waller does not come from an engineering background, but when he began studying for his master’s degree in counseling and human development, he found himself fascinated with engineering, which led him to Virginia Tech for his doctoral studies in curriculum instruction. His dissertation research was on the CEED summer programs.

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3 Summer Tasks to Prepare for Financial Aid Season

School & Student Services by Community Brands

Automating certain operations, like tax form verification, takes some of the burden off your department and reduces the risk of human error. You’ll also streamline your file storage strategy by consolidating all your information in one easy-to-use database.