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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2007, it became the first school in Kentucky to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy. Curriculum and co-curricular materials should be reviewed with an eye toward diversity, inclusivity, and equity so that all people see themselves represented.

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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nurturing she received as a student motivated her to pursue a career in science and fueled her desire to return to the university in 2007 and give the same to students. Williams is also involved in curriculum development and recently received a $600,000 grant focused on food allergies research in education. He says N.C.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

noa’s Native Hawaiian population has grown tremendously since the 1990s, and doubled between 2007 and 2020, thanks to deliberate efforts to recruit and retain these students, said Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University. At the time, Tate was the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department of Education at Washington University in St.

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Answering the Call

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even though pharmacists don’t have practitioner status, the curriculum in the PharmD program is replete with information about providing direct patient care, says Early, particularly in the experiential years of the program. They have experiential rotations. They have hands-on opportunities to talk to patients in the clinic.”

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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Addressing Study Error in the National Evaluation of Upward Bound – Do the Conclusions Change?

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

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My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.