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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those lectures became a fundamental first step into his career in higher education, and in 2008, he became special assistant to the director of the TRIO programs at GSU, a series of federally funded programs that assist low-income, first-generation, or otherwise minoritized students attend and graduate college.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, co-chair of The 1856 Project and associate director for engagement, inclusion and reparative archiving, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I Hughes-Watkins agreed.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

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Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid.

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The Benefits of the Writing Center

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If you have questions about supporting student use of the Writing Center, contact Kathy Evertz or Renata Fitzpatrick.

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

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EAB · How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence the College Journey LEARN ABOUT COLLEGE GREENLIGHT College Greenlight is the nation's largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. Why do you need that? What do you do?

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2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Empowerment, and Sustainability 

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2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Empowerment, and Sustainability . Among the many travelers who experienced challenges this summer in reaching their destinations were the 15 TRIO students and alumni selected for the 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders program. August 26, 2022.

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University of Virginia President Emeritus Dr. John T. Casteen III Dies at 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Casteen, who served as UVA's seventh president from 1990 to 2010, was honored by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2013 with the prestigious Dr. John Hope Franklin Award for his exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education. As president, he transformed UVA into a world-class university.