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‘What’s going on?’ Black leaders question Wichita’s graduation rate
In a meeting with Wichita Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld last fall, members of the Greater Wichita Ministerial League and the ...
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Black graduation ceremonies are under attack. We will celebrate our students. I Opinion - MSN
Members of Louisville’s Black community will come together at St. Stephen Baptist Church on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. for the first "Ascension Citywide Black Graduation Ceremony.” We are ...
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"We leaned into the uncomfortable": How some CSUs are working to close the Black graduation gap
San Diego State has one of the highest Black graduation rates in the CSU system, though notably, they are among the more selective CSUs with an average incoming high school GPA of above a 4.0.
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Cal State’s Black students are falling behind other groups — and poor graduation data obscures the crisis
But over those 15 years, the six-year graduation rate gap between Black and white students who entered as freshmen has actually widened slightly. It was 21.9% in 2006; in 2021, it was 22.2%.
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Black Texas college student defends Black Graduation 'given the history' of the US in light of DEI ban - Fox News
A Black University of Texas at Austin (UT) sophomore said her classmates were disappointed to find out that there won’t be a Black Graduation sponsored by the university anymore. "Everyone's ...
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‘Unacceptable’ Black male graduation rate sees massive improvement in Kalamazoo - MSN
After one year of Slade’s leadership, the Black male graduation rate improved to 67.1%. It’s still among the lowest graduation rates by demographic in the district, but the gap has narrowed.
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Students celebrate 5th annual Black graduation | RIT
Black graduation is held to uplift and highlight Black students and unify not just the Black community but the entire RIT community. “A lot of individuals in our community who are graduating and ...
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Colleges are canceling affinity graduations due to anti-DEI policies. Here is how students are preserving the traditions | CNN - CNN International
Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads. The ceremony was set to be a ...
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College Segregating Graduation Ceremonies by Race Sparks Anger
Stock photograph of a Harvard University graduation which took place in 2009. Grand Valley State University has come under fire for advertising "graduation celebrations" for Black, Asian and ...
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How Black Students Keep Their Graduations Alive In Anti-DEI Era - Black Enterprise
Black students across many universities impacted by anti-DEI orders are finding new ways to keep their graduation traditions alive. Business.
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The Black Graduation Gap - CBS Sacramento
Overall, graduation rates are up on California State University campuses. But stubborn racial inequities remain. In partnership with CalMatters , CBS Sacramento examined the graduation equity gaps ...
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A historically Black university holds what could be its last graduation - NPR
A historically Black university holds what could be its last graduation A historically Black university in North Carolina may have had its last graduation as the school fights for its accreditation.