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Graduating With Style: This Artist Creates Custom Caps for Students’ Big Day

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Kimberlee Morales started designing custom graduation caps in 2015 while studying at UC Santa Barbara. When Kimberlee Morales started designing graduation caps for her friends in 2015, she thought of it more as a hobby than a full-time job. Many of the designs celebrate first-generation students, as well as nurses and teachers.

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5 Best Industrial Design Schools in the U.S.

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You can even add minors like Business, Creative Writing , or Social Innovation to really stand out. Oh, and its been holding steady in the top 10 worldwide every year since 2015. As one of the best industrial design schools, they offer 11 undergraduate and 10 graduate degrees across everything from industrial design to applied arts.

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Maryland HBCU Offers Incarcerated Students College Degrees

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The program began in 2015 under the Obama administration as the Second Chance Pell Experiment. As Jackson explained, HBCUs, like Bowie State, have a responsibility to work toward advancing minority and historically excluded communities. Over 700,000 incarcerated people are now Pell Grant eligible and have access to higher education.

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Common App Sees Increase in College Applications

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The number of applicants who identified as an underrepresented minority increased by 11% in 2023-2024. Both lower-income and underrepresented minority applicant groups saw distinct growth in this cycle compared to the previous year. The number of first-gen applicants has more than doubled since the 2014-2015 cycle.

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University of South Florida Announces Plans for AI, Cybersecurity College

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The need for AI literacy in job listings has increased five times since 2015. Cyber Florida works with K-12 and higher education to help create pathways for women, minorities, veterans, first responders, and people seeking to change careers.

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School Spotlight: Allegheny College

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Allegheny is one of these, and also earns the distinction of being one of the oldest colleges in the country - it celebrated its bicentennial in 2015. Allegheny requires students to take courses across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences before declaring a major and a minor at the end of sophomore year.

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Best HBCUs for Healthcare Administration Programs

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In 2015, minorities filled only 9% of CEO and 14% of chief medical officers positions. The program provides students with a comprehensive curriculum that covers key subjects such as accounting principles, case management, marketing, human behavior in organizations, and issues in minority healthcare.