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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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Southwestern Oregon Community College, an ATD member since 2012, has distinguished itself through its targeted support of adult learners and first-generation students. The college's focus on gateway courses has yielded particular success, with math completion rates increasing by 11 percentage points and English completion rates surging by 17.2

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Hopeful signs for a future beyond campus food pantries abound.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

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Gates was one of a dozen scientists who received the honor in 2013 for the year 2011 in a ceremony that had been postponed due to the 2012 election.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

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I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. From 2012 to 2018, Meredith also carried out its largest fundraising campaign yet, raising more than $90 million.

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

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I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president.

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

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Dillon – a Whittier Board member from 1994-2012 and chair of its Enrollment and Student Life Committee from 2002-2012 – rejoined the board earlier this year. Dillon holds a Ph.D. in economics of higher education from Claremont Graduate University, a master’s in education also from Claremont, and a B.A. in English from Whittier.