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Duke Ends Merit Scholarship for Students of African Descent

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Award recipients are selected, in part, based on recommendations made by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to the Reginaldo Howard Scholarship Advisory Council. Duke University is discontinuing its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, a program for top applicants of African descent.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

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Neeli Bendapudi, president of The Pennsylvania State University. “We We are sick and tired of the lack of progress toward racial justice at Penn State under your leadership,” the letter continues. “We We expected better.” My colleagues and I picked up the mantel about five to six years ago.”

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Study: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices

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Today, student bodies are more age-diverse, employees are working longer, and classrooms and offices are becoming more age-integrated.” Today, student bodies are more age-diverse, employees are working longer, and classrooms and offices are becoming more age-integrated.” Friedman Center for Aging.

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Center for Politics and Race Honors Late New Jersey Lt. Governor

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The Center for Politics and Race in America at Rutgers University-Newark has been named in honor of the first Black woman in New Jersey to hold statewide office, Lt. Oliver , who died while in office Aug. The New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson announced a donation to fund the Lt. Phil Murphy, too, lauded Oliver’s legacy. "My

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Dr. Martha Enciso Wins NASPA's 2023 Mena Valdez Award

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Martha Enciso She was given the Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer Award, which is given to senior student affairs officers that have provided advice, energy, leadership, and guidance to the Latino community. Enciso is the 10th winner of the award and the first from CSUF.

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Kean University Launches Visionary New Center for Africana Studies

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Repollet Kean University opened Black History Month announcing the creation of a new Center for Africana Studies. This new center epitomizes the University’s commitment to equity and to serving our state, particularly our urban communities,” said Kean President Dr. Lamont O. All young people deserve to know their past.

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CUNY Opens $95M Nursing Training Center to Stave Off Shortages

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Dr. Fernando Delgado CUNY is opening a $95 million Nursing Education, Research and Practice Center that will include 22 robotic patient simulators that can be programmed to replicate hundreds of medical conditions, including breathing difficulty and childbirth.

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