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Education Department Gives $44.5 to 22 Colleges and Universities to Strengthen Support and Career Pathways for Rural Community Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These grant awards will help rural institutions Raise the Bar for student success and the attainment of valuable degrees and credentials that lead to brighter futures and greater prosperity.” Students from U.S.

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AI Learning Design Workshop: The Trickiness of AI Bootcamps and the Digital Divide

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As readers of this series know, I’ve developed a six-session design/build workshop series for learning design teams to create an AI Learning Design Assistant (ALDA). The ALDA workshop series is intended to be a kind of AI literacy boot camp. Develop a lightweight assessment tool like a rubric.

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Dartmouth Launches New Research Institute Focused On Black Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The institute is being launched with initial funding of $2.3 million that includes $1 million raised from alums, families, and friends through the Call to Lead campaign. million and will also provide a further $400,000 to match funds raised during the institute’s initial period of operation.

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20 Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students

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Although mental health awareness can be addressed any month of the year, this is as good a time as any for students to not only learn about mental health but also to play an active role in raising awareness and reducing the stigma. Get Started with PBL! Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students 1. ​ 10.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% of non-LGBTQ people. About 45.5%

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Bevlee Watford Taylor Cupp Established in 1992 by Dr. Bevlee Watford, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Virginia Tech, CEED has raised awareness about engineering and other technical fields and fueled diversity in the professions. It goes back to CEED workshops where they gave us mentorship skills.”

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Spreading misinformation The specter of the 2024 presidential election and the accompanying Republican primary contest will add fuel to the fire, according to Dr. Shaun Harper, founder and executive director of the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California (USC) and creator of the National DEI Defense Fund.

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