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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” Equity, familia and servingness are woven into the college’s leadership, programs and services to foster success for all students.

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Dr. Mildred Garcia

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Previously, García served as president of CSU Dominguez Hills beginning in 2007, where she was the eleventh female president — and first Latina president — in the California State University system. García’s research in higher education has concentrated on the impact that equity, diversity and outreach have on policy and practice.

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

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14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. White House Honoree, Jan.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University.

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

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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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Smart Aid, Real Impact: Peddie’s Success with SSS

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Takeaway #1: A Process Rooted in Empathy and Integrity Builds Trust Peter Park, Director of Financial Aid and Associate Director of Admissions at Peddieand a proud 2007 alumnusknows the power of financial aid on a personal level. As the child of Korean immigrants, Parks own path to Peddie was made possible by financial support.

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Boldly Future Forward

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Equity Seeing so many African American undergraduate and graduate students excelling in STEM fields is inspiring to Smith-Jackson. 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.

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