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UNCF to Hold 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

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area for professional development. Under this year’s theme of " We Got the Keys: Unlocking the Leader Within”, the conference will feature presentations from corporate leaders to teach and train students – primarily diverse rising juniors and seniors – skills for the professional world.

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2022 Delphi Award Winners Share Practices to Support Part-Time Faculty

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Offering advice about professional development opportunities, shared governance, and health benefits were but some of the practices presented and discussed by Montgomery College and the Dominican University of California, the two winners of the 2022 Delphi Award, at a webinar onWednesday.

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Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most

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As the largest champion of the Black college community and the only national organization to provide both financial and professional development support to students attending publicly supported HBCUs, TMCF notes that the delays and lack of clarity surrounding Better FASFA are presenting dire consequences for its students and institutions.

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Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

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Economically developed countries have created a “triple helix” of collaboration between academia, government, and industry, according to panelist Dr. Vincent Idemyor, a professor at the University of Port Harcourt. Omikunle argued, however, that primary financing for colleges must come from the government.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

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The grant also includes scholarships – covering tuition, education-related fees, a health insurance reimbursement allowance, and a professional development allowance – for students to enroll in any of three master’s programs offered by UAB’s computer science department. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Antonio Ellis For example, in an accessible workplace, an employee with a disability can fully engage in team meetings, access training materials, and participate in professional development opportunities. Making accessibility and belonging integral to DEI requires collective action.

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HBCUs: Beacons of Opportunity

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During 2022, TMCF provided programming for 1,226 first-generation college students, a number that will increase in 2023 after hosting its first DevCon Professional Development conference in Charlotte at the end of May, which featured over 200 HBCU students.