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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

11, 2007), has now published his seventh book and moved into administration at The University of Texas at Austin. The most recent 2024 Emerging Scholars cohort now includes 15 up-and-coming academicians. In the magazine world, the most important feature is the cover story. We never set out to be an advocacy magazine.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force. Time Magazine once referred to Jackson as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science.”

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New FAFSA won't launch until December

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“That’s why the Department of Education has been working hard on the 2024–25 FAFSA form, which will make it easier and simpler for students and families to receive the financial support they need while also making more students eligible for aid. “We want to work with you to avoid that scenario.”

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I think they have been handicapped because their museums and collections are often very, very far down university administrators' [priorities],” says Lomawaima.“So, Tsianina Lomawaima, a retired Indigenous studies professor of Mvskoke/Creek Nation descent. “I 31, 2025.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She said that while talk of creating graduate programs may have been “floated” before 2015, college administrators did not formally consider adding graduate programs until the athletic training policy change. Kelly said administrators are considering starting graduate programs in other areas. ” Kelly said.

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NYU pauses admissions in music ed, surprising students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The sophomore class traditionally studies abroad in Prague during the spring semester, so with no freshmen coming next year, each junior would have only their five classmates to conduct in spring 2024. Students wrote a letter to MPAP administrators asking for the decision to be reversed. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since announcing plans for the new medical school in October 2022, Sealey, a former surgeon and medical school administrator, said his first year as founding dean has been “exciting but taxing.” adds Sealey, who projects that in 2024 the college will open with an inaugural class of 75 or more students.

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