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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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While mentoring provides valuable guidance, she argues that women in higher education need presidents who can create and provide concrete opportunities that prepare them for the presidency. In 2011, when she joined Colorado College as a postdoctoral fellow, she faced significant social challenges as a Black woman from Washington, D.C.,

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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. His expertise will not only contribute to groundbreaking research, but he will also mentor the next generation of scholars dedicated to equity and social justice in education.” Dr. Michael T. Gordon Chair at ETS.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Ducommun Endowed Professor (Emerita) in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, was president in 2011-2012. Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings Dr. Arnetha F. Ball, the Charles E. Dr. Joyce E. King, the Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

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2. Wale (“Ambition”, 2011) “Move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon. Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional. I prayed to the skies and I changed my stars.” Dr. Jeremy C.

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Decorated Golf Coach Retires to Commence Support Role

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“I thought about my coach, who had been a mentor to me,” Forsyth said. “I Forsyth’s coaching career is gilded with accolades, including the NGCA Coaches Hall of Fame in 2011; WGCA’s National Coach of the Year in 2004; and Golfweek National Coach of the Year in 2011. I thought maybe this is something that I would like to do.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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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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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.