Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

David Johns, NBJC; Dr. Ellen Pinderhughes, Tufts University; Angela Patton, Girls for a Change; and Eunique Jones Gibson, Because of Them, We Can Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “In the words of Wilma Rudolph, ‘never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. Congressman from Maryland.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. If something is even perceived as being not fully designed for all students, Thompson says a redesign is called for to foster greater student success. It also licenses nonprofit and for-profit higher education institutions in the state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The IIT-Wright Engineering Program is an open-ended multi-year agreement that reflects the commitment of both institutions to support the successful transfer of community college students to complete four-year degrees in STEM and related fields. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

While shootings on campus are extremely rare, said Williamson, the mental health and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff can be deeply impacted by these events, which is why it is crucial that institutions of higher education respond to these incidents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013. But as the pandemic raged on and upended life for MCCCD students and faculty, Gonzales endeavored to stay focused on them. “I He cares for success, not just for students, I think he cares for the success of his employees." There, Gonzales earned an Ed.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Dual rules This situation is equally upsetting for many members of the faculty and staff. “As Dr. Jennifer Nájera Another step forward came in 2013 with the passing of the California Dream Act, which made undocumented students eligible to apply for state financial aid. But then in 2016 came President Donald J.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Bring him to your community for faculty and staff trainings and to talk about all things related to mental health for men and People of Color. As a mindset and performance coach, she helps competitive athletes and world champions build strategies to obtain sustainable, successful, and healthy careers.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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Timely MD

JUNE 5, 2024

The mental health crisis on campuses According to the Healthy Minds survey , over 60% of college students meet the criteria for at least one mental health problem — a 50% increase since 2013. A timely solution TimelyCare provides students, faculty, and staff quick access to high-quality care without the need for insurance or copays.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As we approach our ten-year anniversary of accelerating student success innovation across higher education to drive social and economic mobility nationwide, I am grateful and humbled that this movement has expanded and evolved to inspire so many institutions and student success leaders beyond the UIA.

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Share anecdotes of how these traditions have continued to shape the lives of students, faculty, and the entire campus community. Miami has seen significant success in their annual giving on this day, seeing a 171% increase in undergraduate alumni giving since 2013. LEARN MORE DON’T: Rely solely on traditions.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Some deans and faculty members caught wind of us because students started saying, ‘The work I'm doing with this organization is important to me seeing how I get through SJSU, but also how I pay off my debt or help my family when I get out.’ This entrepreneurial collaboration grew from Dr. Elaine Collins’ course Success for Transfer Students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

gifted and talented); conversely, they are significantly overrepresented in special education, and in-school discipline and suspension rates (Ford & Moore, 2013; Hines et al., in order to be successful in college. 2021; Reeves, 2022; Villavicencio, 2023). To note, Black males have the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

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Supporting Student Success

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Out of all the “personality assessments” I have taken, CliftonStrengths resonates with me most because of the personalized results and their seemingly infinite combinations – the odds that someone will have the exact same Top 5 results in the exact same order is 1 in 33 million (Leibbrandt, 2013). Mindset: The new psychology of success.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Postsecondary institutions are uniquely positioned to support a demographic of students who experience the greatest risk of first onset of mental illness as a result of the developmental trajectory of many common mental illnesses (within the 16-24 age window; Jones, 2013). Shifting Cultures: Broad Awareness. Increasing Representation.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. He was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association’s Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In 2004, Edley joined UC Berkely as dean of the law school, but stepped down from the role in 2013 and took a medical leave to battle prostate cancer. She went on to have a successful career in educational publishing and moved to Virginia. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices. Orrick, Jr.

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