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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

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The author of Medicine and Ethics in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction (2015), her interdisciplinary research in the field of the medical humanities engages literary, historical, philosophical, and ethical explorations of black women’s health and medicine.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

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Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Winn is the Chancellor’s Leadership Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis. She has been an active member of AERA since 2000.

Literacy 269
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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

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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. Schools should also expand mentorship and support networks for Black male students, equipping them with resilience and leadership skills.

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Helping People Be Their Best

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In 1996, she returned to campus as a dean, and, in 2015, she became president of her alma mater. Kinsella says De Vinne’s steady leadership and ingenuity have kept the institution thriving. It’s her faith and her Ursuline heritage of human dignity that resonates, he adds. She’s such a pleasure to talk to and be with.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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Beasley’s example of exemplary leadership and public service will inspire our students, broaden their perspectives and enhance their international understanding.” The flag was finally removed from the State House grounds in 2015 after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

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Dr. Frank Fernandez, assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy at the University of Florida. “We Between 2015 and 2016, 25 institutions previously classified as two-year institutions became classified as four-year institutions , an unusually high number, according to the report. Dr. Travis C.

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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

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She also received a 2015 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Educational Research Association. Mayes says: “I had the chance to go to the Gates Millennium leadership conference — it’s always very fulfilling — and because I was a junior, they were like, ‘hey, have you thought about graduate school?’ Dr. Renae D.