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More than Just a Brotherhood

As a first-generation college student, I had a very stereotypical view of fraternity and sorority life and did not know that multicultural Greek letter organizations existed. I thought fraternity life was all about partying, living in mansions and that joining would negatively affect my grades.

University of Memphis to Waive Tuition for Fallen Soldiers’ Families

Starting this fall, students whose parents or spouses were killed or disabled in military service can attend the University of Memphis without paying tuition, university officials announced Wednesday.

Michigan Democrats Propose Free Community College Plan

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s House Democrats want the state to provide full-tuition scholarships for community college students. Lawmakers announced the plan, titled the HirED Opportunity Act, in the Capitol on Monday. It would grant the scholarship to recent high school graduates who enroll fulltime in a community college. They must maintain a 2.0 grade […]

My Mother’s Legacy in Education

I attribute my career in education to my mother, a preschool teacher’s aide at a small Catholic elementary school in the Bronx. After graduating high school, she spent the rest of her life doing everything she could to support her two children.

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National Urban League Annual Report Highlights STEM Gap, Student Debt

A persistent science and technology gap between White and non-White students and crippling student debt are two key education issues addressed in the National Urban League’s 2018 “State of Black America” annual report.

Boseman Delivers Wakanda Wisdom to His Alma Mater’s Graduates

WASHINGTON — Actor Chadwick Boseman, also known as superhero T’Challa in “The Black Panther” blockbuster movie, challenged Howard University graduates to focus on finding purpose rather than just jobs and careers during a metaphorical and occasionally spiritual commencement address delivered on Saturday.

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Father, Daughter Get Temple University Degrees Together

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University. Craig Manning and his daughter, Juliana, graduated from Temple on Thursday. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in film and media arts and she graduated with a dual major in linguistics […]

GlobalMindED Gathering to Boost First-Gen College Students

GlobalMindED provides a platform for people to thrive. A city is only as good as its employers, employers are only as good as their employees, and employees are only as good as their schools and the teachers who teach them. GlobalMindED is committed to elevating all of those.

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Predominantly White Institutions, Black Women Grad Students and a Sense of Belonging

While predominantly White institutions should make deliberate efforts to address issues of a lack of sense of belonging among Black women graduate students, there are several strategies that the students themselves can use.

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Report: Focus on Part-Time Students to Close Achievement Gaps

A new report this week from the Education Advisory Board encourages community colleges to increase support for part-time students in order to achieve equity and reduce the nearly 20-percentage-point achievement gap between White and minority students.

UNCF Summit Amplifies Black Voices in Education Reform Efforts

The United Negro College Fund hosted a panel of educators and community advocates Thursday during its 2018 UNCF Education Summit to augment the release of a new report that seeks to amplify the African-American community’s voice in education-reform discussions.

GlobalMindED: Inclusive Leadership for Education and Lifelong Learning

GlobalMindED represents a unique opportunity for diverse stakeholders to come together to identify collective blind spots and work with people of varying backgrounds so that individual efforts are amplified into an unprecedented impact on eliminating educational equity gaps.

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