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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44 th President of the United States. That evening, I met with other scholars of color in graduate school for an election night party.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2024

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

percentage points, the largest gap since 2008. Fernandez mentioned programs like Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success) led by Dr. Victor Sáenz, department chair and professor of educational leadership and policy at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Lifting As They Climb

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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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A Continued Commitment to Community

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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

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APRIL 11, 2024

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. White House Honoree, Jan. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. Remembering and rendering lives.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

JANUARY 26, 2025

In the UK, for example, the 2008 Concordat for the employment of research staff includes a mention of publication: 14. Should we be asked more about mentoring and supporting contract researchers when we apply for funding? Still working with the researchers, albeit on other projects. Should this be a concern? This is not just my view.

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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

His leadership was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring nearly 1,400 students of color between 1969 and his retirement in 2019. "Dr. In 2008, Diverse recognized his extraordinary contributions by presenting him with the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award, which honors those who have made significant contributions to higher education.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Additional mentorship efforts can include pairing students with mentors of the same sex, race, or ethnicity who regularly meet with to provide support/guidance and modeling. Sessions can focus on racial/ethnic minority development and cultural pride activities (e.g., Kwanza celebrations, minority health month, healing circles).

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2024

In 2008, he was a board member for the Obama presidential transition with general responsibility for healthcare, education, and immigration. He was a beloved mentor and friend who believed completely in the transformative power of education. This is an unimaginable loss—for Berkeley and all of us who loved and admired him.”

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New Book Traces Shirley Chisholm’s Radical Embrace of Black Feminism

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Jesse Louis Jackson’s historic presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 and the election of a virtually unknown political figure — Barack Obama — in 2008. In addition to her historic run for president in 1972, Chisholm’s legacy rests in the number of Black women leaders whom she would mentor, most notably Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Partner with community members, especially Black men, to serve as mentors and role models in the college-going and transition process. Support Black boys’ socioemotional development to improve their readiness and maturity for postsecondary opportunities.

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