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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Level English for Academic Purposes Reading Area Community College (Reading, PA) The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) at Reading Area Community College (RACC) began in 2012 to strategically reduce credit requirements and accelerate student progression with the goal of boosting enrollment and success rates. are Hispanic.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Patterson-Stephens guided the development of CMU’s first strategic plan for diversity since 2012 and reinstated the Faculty and Staff of Color Alliance, which had remained inoperable since 2013. The Alliance works to support faculty and staff recruitment and retention at the university.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Clark, Binghamton University as well as so many others who have supported and helped me along the way Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Most things can wait. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Clark, Binghamton University as well as so many others who have supported and helped me along the way Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Most things can wait. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015).

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. The four-year graduation rate for students who entered in 2012 was 52.8%. Watford says.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

communication, University of Southern California Career mentors: Dr. Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California; Dr. Radhika Parameswaran, Indiana University; and Dr. Sue Zaeske, University of Wisconsin-Madison Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Enjoy every stage of your academic career.