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JANUARY 17, 2024

educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Another is “Culturally Responsive Mentoring: a Psychosociocultural Perspective on Sustaining Students of Color Career Aspirations in STEM,” which she is co-authoring.

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The program is funded through a grant provided to the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc is committed to providing support for African American, LatinX, and other underrepresented groups through scholarships, grants, and professional development. “I Burt, faculty mentor) .

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. National Action Council For Minorities In Engineering The grants, totaling $2.5 in human development from The Pennsylvania State University.

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APRIL 5, 2024

PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. According to the college, the internal grant awards total approximately $1 million a year. PCC is a place where we have a lot of creative thinking,” Boekelheide says.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

One Black British academic felt “discriminated against for promotion” while white colleagues with fewer high-profile publications or research grants were promoted instead. So, you can be mentoring these students … and being an advisor, and all of those things, and it gets placed in this nice little bucket called service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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MAY 26, 2023

Institutions that receive HSI designation are then eligible to apply for various federal grants in support of their programming. GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region. The college also has two bilingual peer mentors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

educational research and policy analysis (higher education), North Carolina State University Career mentors: Dr. Audrey “AJ” Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dr. Jori Hall, University of Georgia; Dr. Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr., sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

geography, Oregon State University Career mentors: Dr. Leslie Duram, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Dr. Larry Becker, Oregon State University; Dr. Joan Gross, Oregon State University; Dr. Shireen Hyrapiet, Houston Community College; Dr. Human interaction is at the center of Dr. Melva Treviño Peña’s work.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

counselor education & supervision, The Ohio State University Career mentors: Dr. James L. Although she has reached such heights in her scholarship, she began her college journey with little information or direction about academia, in part because she lacked counseling in high school. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

“The fact that they are very proactive in letting students know their potential of going to graduate school and being successful is high, and then aligning them with funding, mentors and support to get there is incredibly powerful.” Faculty members must attend four required workshops to be mentors with the program. “To

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

This year, Queens revamped its scholarship levels and allocation of aid to meet a higher percentage of students’ financial need. The organizers make sure that there are a diverse group of mentors and accommodate requests from potential students to be matched with a mentor of the same background.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. A number of them mentor budding scientists of color at a time when the scientific sphere remains overwhelmingly white and male. of the population. “How

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Scholarship America

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The new school year is here, and that means the start of another busy scholarship season! Now is the perfect time to start making your plans, researching the scholarships you want to apply for and brushing up on the do’s and don’ts of scholarship applications. In addition, you must have a 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). They focus on experiential learning in New York City, mentoring and research support for students. Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system.

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Scholarship America

MARCH 1, 2023

Updated March 2023 If you’re heading to college next year, there’s a good chance you’re paying at least part of the bill with scholarship aid. According to Sallie Mae , around 73% of college students received at least one scholarship or grant from their college, from a hometown organization or from a national provider.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

biology, Bennett College; MPH, health behavior and health education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and Doctor of Science, society, human development and health, Harvard University Career mentors: Dr. Ana V. Diez Roux, Drexel University; Dr. Felton James Earls, Harvard University; Dr. Sherman A.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr. Brian McGowan, American University; Dr. Kimberly A. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Since 2019, Moore Wealth has gifted over $30,000 in scholarships. This granted me more time to spend connecting internationally and nationally, where I had not previously considered those networks,” said Moore, who teaches junior and senior undergraduates and first and second-year graduate students.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The business school also received a Missouri Career Attainment Network grant to provide minority students comprehensive information about career pathways. We place people anywhere from UBS (financial services) to someone who decided to take a risk and start a business through our Center for Entrepreneurship where they were mentored,” he says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino.

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Close the Gap Foundation

OCTOBER 18, 2024

San Francisco Bay Area, CALIFORNIA – October 2024 – Close the Gap is honored to announce that we have been awarded the prestigious STEM Action Grant from the Society for Science. This grant enables us to expand our reach and provide even more students with the transformative opportunities they deserve.

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Scholarship America

JULY 14, 2023

At Scholarship America, our mission is to eliminate barriers to higher education, and to ensure those with the most need have the opportunity to thrive through equitable pathways to education and training. Private-sector scholarships can make a huge difference when it comes to filling the affordability gap for low-income students.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Scholarship awards and financial aid can help ease the financial burden of attending college. For students who identify as Hispanic or Latino, there are many scholarships worth exploring. Consider these 20 scholarships for Hispanic and Latino students as a starting point in finding ways to fund your higher education.

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Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Getting scholarships is a great way to help ease the heavy financial burden of college. A scholarship finder (or scholarship search engine) can offer thousands of options, allowing you to find scholarships with just a few clicks. Local scholarships. Plus: How to get a scholarship: bonus tips. Peterson’s.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

As a sophomore, he was matched with a mentor from the University of Texas Long School of Medicine , who invited him to work with him on a project researching teen mental health. Jake learned about writing grant proposals to support the research, and the team received a $5,000 grant. The field took notice of the research project.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Irving Fradkin, had a simple but profound idea: if everyone in his community gave just a dollar to a scholarship fund, it would be enough to help every student in the community attend college. That idea blossomed into what is now Scholarship America, the nation’s largest provider of private scholarships.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We all know that scholarships are available from many colleges and universities, but some may be surprised to learn that corporate scholarships are also an option to pay for college. Many companies — from small businesses to major corporations — offer scholarships and grants to college students. AstraZeneca. Burger King.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Corporate Partnerships: Forge partnerships with corporations to secure additional funding for scholarships and grants. Mentorship Programs: Pair students with mentors who can provide guidance, support, and role models.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

mathematics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute Career mentors: Dr. Rafael H. He is the primary investigator on a National Science Foundation disciplinary grant of nearly $250,000. master’s, and undergraduate students at CSU, and he mentors graduate students in Mexico.

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Scholarship America

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

by Kyle Walcott for Scholarship America Makayla Dawkins, a public health major at the University of Connecticut, found her passion for public health at an early age through volunteer experiences. The post Providing Health & Hope to All: Dream Award Scholar Makayla Dawkins appeared first on Scholarship America.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. increase in student persistence—an impact greater than many traditional initiatives like advising or scholarships.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To help fill that gap, colleges, communities and scholarship providers are in a unique position to step in. Finally, scholarship providers are in a unique position to help students develop peer networks among their fellow recipients. Helping students who don’t know what they don’t know.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.

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Student Research Foundation

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recommend Scholarships What’s more stressful than choosing a college? Speak with your school’s guidance counselors—they may have lists of available scholarships. If you come across scholarship opportunities , keep copies of a list in your classroom. your students are likely eligible for our $10,000 scholarship.

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