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Usha R. Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rodrigues became dean of the University of Georgia School of Law on January 1, 2025. Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law in 2014. Her other university honors and roles include service as UGA's interim vice provost for academic affairs and as the University Councils parliamentarian.

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

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Chancellor Emeritus at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, was honored with the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award last week at the annual meeting of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) in Orlando, Florida. Martin, Sr., Dr. Harold L.

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Florida Board of Governors Confirms Marva Johnson as FAMU President

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Marva Johnson In a news release, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) announced that the Florida Board of Governors voted unanimously on June 18 to confirm Marva Johnson as president of FAMU. “It Johnson, is a corporate lobbyist and group vice president of state government affairs for Charter Communications.

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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

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CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. State University.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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

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The journey of Black males through the American educational system is often marked by unique obstacles: racial stereotyping, lowered expectations, and systemic inequities that hinder their potential and alienate them from environments meant to foster growth (Howard, 2014). 2016) Dr. Ronald W. Whitaker, II. Dr. Ronald W.

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Nandi Mehta - Soccer

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School: Northwestern University Year: 2016 Major: Economics and International Studies Nandi Mehta is a Northwestern University senior majoring in economics and international studies. A member of the womens soccer team, she was named co-captain in 2014 and 2015.