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Mentored Research Programs Aim to Reduce Disparities

Participants in innovative undergraduate initiatives such as the Undergraduate Research Program (URP) and Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP) at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (UW-W) campus say they see positive strides for minority, low-income and underrepresented students.

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NASA Gives $1.4M for STEM Course Development at MSIs

College of the Desert and Prince George’s Community College are among five minority serving institutions selected to receive grant funding from NASA to develop or enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project.

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New Book Chronicles Aftermath of US Japanese Incarceration

Growing up in the 1950s, Kay Ochi heard nary a syllable about the incarceration camps where her parents and other Japanese Americans languished during World War II. A new book documents how ordinary people gained empowerment through their activism around the issue.

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Potential Merger Of Two NJ Colleges Signals Growing Trend

Signaling a nationwide higher education trend, two New Jersey community colleges are exploring a potential merger to mitigate years of declining student enrollment and revenue and increase academic and economic opportunities for the region’s residents.

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Annette Clark Returns to Her Roots

Before beginning her law career, Annette Clark, who is dean of Seattle University School of Law, had her sights on medicine. During her time at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Clark found that practicing medicine was not for her.

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Paul Quinn College Announces First Site for Urban Work College Network

Paul Quinn College’s vision to eradicate poverty through access to quality education and jobs, secure housing and reduced student loan burden, is moving forward with the expansion of its Urban Work College Model to Plano, Texas.

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Leticia Diaz: A Commitment to Equity

Driven by an institutional mission of social responsibility, Dr. Leticia M. Diaz oversees a law school rich with diversity and strong in its commitment to utilizing legal knowledge for greater good.

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Report Explores Presidential Engagement at Minority Serving Institutions

A new report out this week from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania outlines several strategies to improve presidential engagement at minority serving institutions.

Blake Morant: A Dean for Diversity and Civility

As he discusses experiences in his life that contributed to his success as a legal scholar and dean of the George Washington University Law School, Blake D. Morant recalls his years as an Eagle Scout and his upbringing by a mother who encouraged him to develop all of his talents.

Michael Waterstone Prepares Students for Service

Several years after he began work as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson, a white-shoe law firm in downtown Los Angeles, Michael Waterstone decided that he wanted to make the transition to teaching, where he could also write and think broadly about social justice issues.

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Don LeDuc Helps to Make Law School More Accessible

Don LeDuc, president of the Western Michigan University’s Cooley Law School, has one piece of advice for students interested in entering the legal profession.

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Phyllis Craig-Taylor: A Social Justice Advocate from the Start

Phyllis Craig-Taylor’s formative years in Jim Crow-era Alabama cultivated in the educator a passion that would shape her entire legal career. Today, she shapes and inspires the next generation of lawyers as professor and dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law.

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