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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was a beloved mentor and friend who believed completely in the transformative power of education. In 2012, Diverse honored Edley and Orfield with the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award, the annual recognition for excellence in higher education named after the pioneering Black historian.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Mark enrolled at the New School, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs in 2012. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., Cingranelli, Binghamton University and Dr. Dave H. When he returned to the U.S.,

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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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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. Throughout her career, she continues to teach and she also serves as a mentor to several generations of students.”

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools. Gray began conducting youth programs when he arrived at North Carolina State as a professor in 2012. “It’s scholarship in a different form.” These schools feel like home to me.”

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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. Mark enrolled at the New School, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs in 2012. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., Cingranelli, Binghamton University and Dr. Dave H. When he returned to the U.S.,

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee. For some, it was a political figure, for others, it was a local businessperson, or board colleague.