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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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JAMES WHITE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 until 2022, representing District 19. James White James White has been appointed vice president of governmental affairs and civic engagement at Texas Southern University.

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JAMES T. OVERTON

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This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.

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Diverse Recognizes Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs at ACPA Conference

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The Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) study was first proposed by Ralph Newell at Diverse as a partnership with ACPA-College Student Educators International in 2011. The ACPA Governing Board motioned for the then-Director of Research and Scholarship, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, to explore the merit and extent of this project.

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Johnson Appointed Edmund W. Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at ETS

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In 2011, Diverse honored Gordon, who turned 103 earlier this year, with the Dr. John Hope Franklin award. The chair is named after Gordon, a prominent psychologist and education researcher. Odis’s career is a demonstration of his commitment to addressing critical societal issues through rigorous and impact-focused research,” said Dr.

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Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier

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In May 2011, Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier stepped in as Savannah State University’s interim president. But as for her new path in higher education, Dozier said during a 2011 news briefing: “I’ve been charged to come down and lead and that’s what I’ll do.”

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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

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According to the study, Indiana’s grade retention policy was in effect from the 2011-2012 through 2016-2017 school years. It used the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) test to gauge student reading proficiency before the fourth grade.

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