How to Create a Career Development Plan in Five Easy Steps
A career development plan helps you steer your career in the right direction. In this plan, you can brainstorm your short- and long-term career goals.
How to Create a Career Development Plan in Five Easy Steps
A career development plan helps you steer your career in the right direction. In this plan, you can brainstorm your short- and long-term career goals.
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New HBCU Reopens in Michigan to Teach Black Students Design Skills
Recently, education website Inside Higher Ed, noted the record number of applicants to many HBCUs in 2020-2021.. But that applicant number may grow with the return of a HBCU to the higher education family — and its unique offer to educate students for free. Previously known as Lewis College of
Five Black Leaders Who Raised the Bar in 2021
Chris Paul Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2021 was a historic year for the U.S. — we continued working through the global health and economic crisis, swore in the first woman and the first person of color to be Vice President, and 50 women of color were
Why Children of Color Disproportionately Lack Access to Outdoor Spaces
Going outside to enjoy parks and green spaces can help decrease stress, promote sharp thinking and creativity and improve mental health overall. However, people of color disproportionately lack access to these outdoor spaces, meaning that children of color are getting less time outside than white children. In the 2021 Outdoor
CARES Act Funding Goes to Erasing HBCU Student Debt
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, continues to help students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Through this bill, the U.S. Department of Education disbursed approximately $1.6 billion to 45 HBCUs to go toward relieving debt, so that the schools can focus their
Robert F. Smith and the Southern Communities Initiative Recognized for Efforts to Increase Broadband Access
The Southern Communities Initiative, a project spearheaded by philanthropist Robert F. Smith, was recently recognized for its efforts to bring broadband internet access to historically underserved communities. An op-ed published in The Hill on Dec. 1, 2021 notes that internet access has become a necessity for accessing the modern economy,
Jane Street Donates $10 Million to Student Freedom Initiative
A 2020 McKinsey & Company Report found that the number of people of color in financial services drops 75% from entry-level positions to C-suite leadership. This means the number of people of color employed at the entry-level among U.S. financial services firms is disproportionate to the number of people of
New HBCU Reopens in Michigan to Teach Black Students Design Skills
Recently, education website Inside Higher Ed, noted the record number of applicants to many HBCUs in 2020-2021.. But that applicant number may grow with the return of a HBCU to the higher education family — and its unique offer to educate students for free. Previously known as Lewis College of
Five Black Leaders Who Raised the Bar in 2021
Chris Paul Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 2021 was a historic year for the U.S. — we continued working through the global health and economic crisis, swore in the first woman and the first person of color to be Vice President, and 50 women of color were
Why Children of Color Disproportionately Lack Access to Outdoor Spaces
Going outside to enjoy parks and green spaces can help decrease stress, promote sharp thinking and creativity and improve mental health overall. However, people of color disproportionately lack access to these outdoor spaces, meaning that children of color are getting less time outside than white children. In the 2021 Outdoor
CARES Act Funding Goes to Erasing HBCU Student Debt
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, continues to help students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Through this bill, the U.S. Department of Education disbursed approximately $1.6 billion to 45 HBCUs to go toward relieving debt, so that the schools can focus their
Robert F. Smith and the Southern Communities Initiative Recognized for Efforts to Increase Broadband Access
The Southern Communities Initiative, a project spearheaded by philanthropist Robert F. Smith, was recently recognized for its efforts to bring broadband internet access to historically underserved communities. An op-ed published in The Hill on Dec. 1, 2021 notes that internet access has become a necessity for accessing the modern economy,
Jane Street Donates $10 Million to Student Freedom Initiative
A 2020 McKinsey & Company Report found that the number of people of color in financial services drops 75% from entry-level positions to C-suite leadership. This means the number of people of color employed at the entry-level among U.S. financial services firms is disproportionate to the number of people of
