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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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The benefit for me is that I had really great mentors who just really encouraged me and provided me with opportunities to explore. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says.

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Annual Black, Brown, College Bound Summit Commences March 6

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The BBCB Summit has seen more than 5,000 participants since 2006, including students from nearly two dozen different states. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.”

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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For example, Dr. Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. 2, 2006) 6. White House Honoree, Jan. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan.

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Pursuing Life’s Passion

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architecture, Columbia University Career mentors: Dr. Mabel Wilson, Columbia University; Danielle Smoller, Columbia University; Dr. Hazel Edwards, Howard University; Bradford Grant, Howard University; and Rashida Ng, University of Pennsylvania Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Your work matters. Nduom remembers.

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Examples of Excelencia

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WSU’s CAMP was founded in 2006. The fact that they are very proactive in letting students know their potential of going to graduate school and being successful is high, and then aligning them with funding, mentors and support to get there is incredibly powerful.” This recognition] means a lot.” There is a designated recruiter.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Banks, who taught and mentored Howard while he was a graduate student at the University of Washington was tickled when he realized that Milner, Howard’s predecessor as AERA president, was taught and mentored by Howard when he was a doctoral student at The Ohio State University.

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Fostering Success

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I think public institutions have a mission to make sure that those in society have access to higher education,” says Alexander, who arrived at UCLA in 2006. We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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