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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

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Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. However, financial difficulties continued to plague the institution under her leadership.

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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

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Recent data from the American Institute for Boys and Men reveals a stark reality: HBCUs have experienced a 25% decrease in Black male enrollment since 2010, surpassing the 22% decline observed across all U.S. higher education institutions.

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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award

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Waded Cruzado The annual award acknowledges the role mentors play in the success of participants in the ACE Fellows Program, which was established in 1965 to help prepare faculty and administrators for senior positions in higher education leadership. She served twice on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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workforce participation growth between 2010-2020, the report noted. increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). The contributions are significant enough that if the national Latino population were its own country, it would have the fifth-largest GDP in the world, $3.2 of the U.S. population.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010. Her collaborative leadership style and commitment to innovation and excellence is well-known across the legal academy, and we are thrilled to bring her talents to AALS.”

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

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Page in a book published in 2010 concluded diversity created “better groups, firms, schools and societies.” For staff in leadership roles: Your leadership can set the tone for your institution's commitment to diversity. Educate yourself on inclusive teaching practices and implement them in your classrooms.