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Analysis: Degree Completion Gaps for Hispanic Students are Widening

Latino student success in higher education is not where it needs to be, according to findings from Latino student success organization Excelencia in Education.

Deborah A. Santiago

Temple University to Host Philadelphia’s First Fat-Focused Convention in October

Temple University will be hosting Philadelphia’s first fat-focused convention to celebrate being unapologetically themselves

African-American

Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, Appointed President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, will become president and CEO of social justice organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III

Native Americans

Advocates Calling for Reparations from Colleges and Universities Built on Tribal Lands

Some Native Americans are calling for U.S. higher ed institutions – many of which were built on tribal lands – to make amends and give reparations.

University Of Minnesota

New Scholarship Program Established for Descendants Of Jesuit And Catholic Slaveholding

A new scholarship program aims to provide educational advancement opportunities to descendants of Jesuit and Catholic slaveholding.

Joseph Stewart standing in front of Isaac Hawkins Hall at Georgetown University, named after his ancestor.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies Are Linked to Depression in Black and Latinx Youth

A Yale study finds anti-LGBTQ+ policies are linked to depression in Black and Latinx youth in the United States.

Dr. Skyler Jackson

Campuses Host a Range of LGBTQ+ Programming for Pride Month

In honor of Pride Month, college and university campuses across the U.S. celebrated and supported its LGBTQ+ communities in a wide range of ways.

Dr. Micah McCarey

Native Americans

Education Department Announces Grants for Initiatives to Support Native Students

The Education Department has announced more than $8 million in available grants across initiatives to Raise the Bar for Native students.

Native American Students

MIT Latinx Students Celebrated at Inaugural MIT Latinx Graduation

Latinx students at MIT were celebrated recently at the inaugural MIT Latinx Graduation.

More than 140 graduate and undergraduate students at MIT received red “Latinx MIT Class of 2023” stoles for this year's commencement.

$5 Million from NASA Supports Increasing Retention of Women in STEM

NASA will be giving over $5 million to seven women’s colleges and universities for research and development of strategies to increase retention of women in STEM programs and careers.

Agnes Scott College was among seven schools awarded funds from NASA to help improve the national gender gap and experiences of women in STEM.

African-American

Morgan State to Become First HBCU Marching Band in International D-Day Normandy Parade

Morgan State University’s marching band, the Magnificent Marching Machine, will be the first from a HBCU to participate in the international D-Day Normandy Parade.

Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine plans to fundraise to cover costs associated with the band’s appearance in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024.

Native Americans

Mendocino College Reaches Highest Percentage of Native American Students Among California Community Colleges

Mendocino College has achieved the highest percentage of Native American students among all California Community Colleges.

Mendocino College hosts the Native Learning Symposium, a speaker series with local tribe representatives, Native American experts, elders, and educators to teach about the tribes in the Mendocino-Lake Community College District.

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