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Higher Ed Stakeholders Urge Congress to Double Maximum Pell Grant
Despite President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase the Pell grant by $1,875, higher education organizations and institutions urge Congress to double the maximum rate.
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Education Department Relaxes TEACH Grant Program Guidelines
Aspiring teachers can breathe a bit easier in their educational and career pursuits as the U.S. Department of Education relaxed its rules for the federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program and the Biden-Harris administration proposes boosts to the program via the American Families Plan (AFP).
Women
This Professor Introduces Women to STEM By Bridging Engineering and Health Care
Currently, women represent 15–18% of the STEM workforce but 85% of the health care field. As the director of Florida Poly’s Health Systems Engineering program, Dr. Grisselle Centeno hopes to encourage more women to opt for STEM careers by developing a bridge between health care and engineering.
Disabilties
Institutions Develop Initiatives to Support Neurodiverse Students
Making the transition from high school to college can be challenging for many students, but for neurodiverse students in particular — who face cognitive, learning and physical disabilities — the adjustment can be even more complicated. Existing stigmas often deter students from seeking additional resources or classroom accommodations. Institutions are now looking to eliminate misconceptions by implementing programs focused on supporting neurodiverse students.
STEM
NSF-Funded Initiative Promotes Diversity Within STEM Faculty Ranks
Even before the acronym “STEM” was introduced by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2001, academics were grappling with the overall lack of diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and the specific need to accelerate the process of diversifying STEM faculty.
African-American
Will Free Community College Hurt HBCU Enrollment?
Some conservatives have been quick to point to the price tag of Biden’s American Families Plan, arguing that making the first two years of higher education free ultimately limits student choice and could be potentially damaging for HBCU enrollment.
African-American
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster Leads the Way in Community Connection
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster Foster is a public health physician and professor of community medicine and population health at UA’s College of Community Health. She’s also an expert on HIV/AIDs in rural areas, and calls herself an “activist researcher, trying to research in ways that affect policies and attitudes.”
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UNC Grants Tenure To Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones
Amid intense pressure, protests and a threat of a federal lawsuit, trustees for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted 9-4 on Wednesday to grant tenure to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Sports
College World Series Spotlights Three African American Athletic Directors
Three of the institutions represented in the College World Series have African American athletic directors.
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Webinar Invites Academic Pipeline Program Directors to Discuss Best Practices
To further discuss best practices of pipeline programs and encourage more underrepresented students to pursue the academic pipeline, a three-part webinar was held on Wednesday.
African-American
Quantifying Equity and Improving Campus Self-Advocacy Took Center Stage at American University Summit
How to quantify equity and better advocate for oneself, were but two of the topics discussed during the second day of American University’s (AU) annual School of Education Summer Institute on Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ).
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Former President Barack Obama, Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III Engage in Dialogue About Social Justice at ALA Conference
The American Library Association concluded its week-long Annual Conference and Exhibition June 29 with a virtual conversation between former President of the United States Barack Obama and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III.
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