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López — the daughter of immigrants — says the land-grant university was a promising choice, given its scholars and proximity to the U.S.-Mexico The University of Arizona is the first four-year public institution in the state to be federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

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million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Granting that sort of leeway to aspiring and professional scientists from underrepresented groups has only increased during the five decades that SACNAS has been operating and growing. SACNAS has always come at it as strength-based rather than deficit minded,” Lambert continued. “So, You can do all of that here and be a whole person.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

MSU’s designation as a land-grant institution resonated with Jackson, who had spent much of his academic career working and studying at land-grant institutions. It reminded me of that feel, touch, and access that land-grant schools provide and that it’s a pride point for Michigan State.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Addressing health disparities means addressing access to healthcare equity,” she continues. The grant is designed to grow the public health workforce, specifically for public health preparedness and responding to emergencies, says Vernarelli. We’re diversifying the healthcare workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

As a result, the college received a Title V grant, $3.5 Through the college’s Student Equity and Achievement Program, Alvarez oversaw Otero’s redesign of classrooms, curriculum and teaching practices to make learning more inviting and inclusive. As he prepares to retire Aug. Otero is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

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JUNE 5, 2023

Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways.

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Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Grant proposals are written to support additional CEED projects. Even though I was in my apartment, I still felt a sense of community.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to the American Council on Education, there are 11 HBCUs designated as Research 2 institutions, signifying their commitment to research, grant writing, and publications. In our quest for educational excellence and equity, let us remember that HBCUs, like the students we educate, are wonderfully diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

South Dakota is just one example of Republican-led states taking action against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academia. Parham said he measures his institution’s overall success by “how much access we can grant and how many lives we can transform.” The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

There’s this unfair labor that is thrust upon us because, when we really think about it, the organization, the institution, refuses to invest in diversity and equity,” said Commodore. I know how quickly that can shift back, and I don’t think you can take it for granted. I’ve seen a lot of shifts and changes,” said Fries-Britt. “I

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JUNE 22, 2023

I’m happy to report that through some funds we received through the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative, we are investing about $9 million in every residence hall on the campus,” Armbrister said. million grant from NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) for technology. “It

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JULY 10, 2023

Pell Grant recipients would have gotten an additional $10,000 of debt forgiven. The HEA contains a provision concerning student debt that gives the ED Secretary authority to “compromise, waive, or release any right, title, claim, lien, or demand, however acquired, including any equity or any right of redemption.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. In addition, students who come from low-income families, which allowed them to qualify to receive a Pell Grant, will have debt reduced $20,000,” Biden said in August. The Eighth U.S. Supreme Court News U.S.

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At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief.

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