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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I was very excited to step in[to] a leadership position like this, and I love it. in 2012 from the University of Southern California, the Portland, Oregon, native was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HISPA’s Leadership Workshop was developed in 2012 in collaboration with the Governor’s Hispanic Fellows Program and sponsored and overseen by the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development. Corporations and businesses want to have people from their background working with them.”

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

EOP coaches guide students through admissions, college transition, class registration, financial aid, college life skills, and other issues as well as provide academic support, leadership development and peer mentorship. Arreola, director of UIC’s Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives.

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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012). The series “Stepping Away from the Brink” highlights the importance of HBCUs in fostering Black students’ academic success and leadership development. However, systemic underfunding and rising operational costs threaten the sustainability of these institutions.

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