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How Colleges and Universities Nationwide are Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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International Chapel Morehouse College With programming ranging from panels and performances to service in the community – and much more in between – many institutions are planning to commemorate the occasion for longer than just the one day itself. Penn State , for instance, has events lined up for a number of its campuses.

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Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan

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Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong.

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Pride in the Halls

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A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% About 45.5% Dacey, who recently narrated a video about LGBTQ history at UND, has remained engaged with advocacy at the university. The center director had to be reassigned to a new role on campus.

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HACU and FBI Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Increase Collaboration and Promote FBI Careers

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Flores Per the agreement, the FBI will inform HACU about FBI internships, programs, and hiring opportunities open to college students and recent graduates. HACU is pleased to enter into this agreement to help provide career opportunities within the FBI to students from Hispanic-Serving Institutions,” said HACU President and CEO Dr. Antonio R.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

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Their love story didn’t come to fruition until eight years after graduation, when they reunited at a mutual friend’s event. Sometimes it still surprises me when I think about the fact that we’re actually together,” said LaVar Charleston. Since we reconnected at that event almost 19 years ago, we’ve been pretty much inseparable.”

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

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Every time one of these events happens, it feels like we’re losing ground, that this is getting away from us,” said Williamson. We are working to come up with some sort of understanding that will help provide guidance for ACHA when they have to deal with heart and mind events surrounding a shooting.”

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

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When I went to other spaces and started thinking about my work, community engagement just seemed so natural to me.” Black and Belonging serves students, ages 12-18, specifically emphasizing those who attend predominantly Black K-12 public schools. We’re talking about youth all the time at these conferences; why wouldn’t they be there?”

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