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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

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Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. She is the first Black woman to ever serve as a vice president at the university.

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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A champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, Dr. Eanes is the ideal person to lead Cal State LA and continue to drive its powerful engine of social mobility,” said CSU Trustee Jack B. Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president. “A Clarke, Jr.,

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

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Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. The research demonstrated that valuing those not like you cannot be forced and must become part of the culture of the college if we are to achieve true equity and inclusion.

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Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study Findings Revealed at NCAA Convention

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Thousands of student-athletes, coaches and administrators have gathered at the convention to discuss and debate a wide-range of topics impacting collegiate sports including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL). That number—up from 63% in 2012 — is deeply encouraging, said Bell.

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An Open Letter to HBCU Graduates

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Today, we must capitalize on those gains by going to the polls and voting for candidates who are most inclined to support an agenda of racial and gender equity. Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. While total enrollment in KCTCS has declined since 2012, URM enrollment has increased. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

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Study: Black Medical Students Experience Higher Rates of Attrition Than Peers

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programs between 2004 and 2012, following their enrollment status through 2020. Dr. Mayur Desai, the inaugural associate dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at the Yale School of Public Health and co-author of the study, said M.D.- The study assessed attrition rates among students who enrolled in M.D.-Ph.D.

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