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Getting Published While Black

Minority journals are legitimate and must be valued in the recruitment, retention, and promotion/tenure process.

February 8, 2016

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Support for the Scholarship of Faculty of Color and Minority Journals Vital

We cannot discount and neglect the increasingly diverse nation and scholars and readers of color.

February 4, 2016

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Scholarships, Tutoring to Save ‘Lost Generation’ of Syrians

ZARQA, Jordan ― Until recently, Syrian refugee Eyad Zoulghena only had bad options. The 22-year-old, forced to quit law school when he fled his homeland in 2012, could choose to keep working in a supermarket in Jordan to feed his parents and four siblings, effectively putting his future on hold. He could risk a dangerous […]

February 2, 2016

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Beydoun Closing Scholarship Gap on Heightened Legal Scrutiny of Muslim Americans

Khaled A. Beydoun, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, saw opportunity in the dearth of scholarship on racial Muslim identities in the aftermath of 9/11.

February 1, 2016

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Defending Test-optional Policies in Colleges and Universities

Both the ACT and SAT serve as a barrier to college access for low-income, first-generation and minority students.

January 24, 2016

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Hampton University Senior Awarded Prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship

“Ivana Thomas, a senior at Hampton University, was awarded the Schwarzman Scholarship, the newest and most ambitious international scholarship of the 21st century. Founded and largely funded by American billionaire Stephen A. Schwarzman, the new international scholarship recognizes academic excellence, leadership accomplishment as well as promise.  Schwarzman endowed the scholarship with $100 million of his own, […]

January 19, 2016

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HBCU Marching Band Prepares for Annual Honda Battle of the Bands

The Lincoln University Orange Crush Roaring Lion marching band is set to perform for the first time at the annual Honda Battle of the Bands on Jan. 30.

January 12, 2016

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Ethics Probe Ordered Over School’s Request for State Money

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s House speaker has ordered an ethics investigation into whether a consultant for Wright State University possibly advised the school’s president to offer to throw him a major fundraiser while he was advocating for state money. Emails reviewed by the Dayton Daily News show consultant Ron Wine advised WSU […]

January 12, 2016

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The Marshall Scholarship: An Investment in a Modern and Diverse Special Relationship

Earlier this month, the British Government announced the latest winners of the Marshall Scholarship, our flagship award that funds graduate study in the UK for university students across the United States.

December 28, 2015

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Michigan State President Rejects Raise; Trustees Create Scholarship

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Michigan State University is creating a scholarship to honor its president after she turned down another raise. The Lansing State Journal reports that it’s the eighth time in 10 years that Lou Anna Simon has rejected a pay raise. Instead, trustees will endow a scholarship in the names of Simon and […]

December 20, 2015

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Diverse Conversations: Do Full-ride Scholarships Really Increase College Diversity?

Finances are certainly an obstacle when it comes to creating diverse college campuses but it is not the only issue.

November 18, 2015

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Colorado County Bullish on Pot Starts New Weed Scholarship

A Colorado county that boasts the world’s largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the world’s first marijuana-funded college scholarship.

November 4, 2015