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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I remember riding the bus home from work one day and I saw someone with the Central Michigan University bumper sticker, and so I applied because I recognized the bumper sticker,” says Patterson-Stephens, who graduated in 2003 from CMU with a degree in sociology. Patterson-Stephens serves on the MCT board of directors.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in 2003 – and 7.5% One issue highlighted in the report was the shortage of Latino mentors to encourage students to pursue STEM fields. Addressing this requires culturally sensitive, early interventions involving families and communities and educational efforts to improve mental health access and awareness within the U.S.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

Chancellor Reyes stressed the importance of understanding just how much work a top leadership position can be: "The more we provide people access to what this lifestyle is, what this job entails, the more you will be having people that can come in completely knowing this is and wanting to immerse themselves and give themselves to it.

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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

The University Innovation Alliance

She noted that her former boss, UC Riverside's chancellor Kim Wilcox , is now her peer, adding: "He's a great friend and mentor, but all the way along, I haven't thought about having a boss. And it is that mission of access, opportunity, and forward-looking change that helps us stay focused on our work.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003, after working at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Moving into higher education, I had a supervisor and mentor, Mary Hendrix , Vice President of Student Access and Success at Texas A&M University Commerce. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003, after working at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’ How to Thrive in the Small World of Higher Ed In the culture of higher ed leadership, advice and mentoring are among the most important gifts given and received. I hadn't thought about it.’