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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

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At Morgan State, despite achieving record-breaking total enrollment figures and becoming the nation's third-largest HBCU, the percentage of Black male students has dropped from 43% in 2015 to 37% in fall 2024. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

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For example, the percentage of first-time students enrolling in transfer-level math and English courses within their first year of college rose dramatically between the fall 2015 and fall 2020 cohorts. This leadership requires courage, creativity, and an unapologetic commitment to equity.

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Fuchs Returns to Leadership as Florida’s Interim President

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Fuchs served as the university’s 12th president from January 2015 to February 2023, before taking a yearlong sabbatical. He held leadership positions and was a faculty member of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell, Purdue University, and the University of Illinois. “I He previously served as provost of Cornell University.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

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Why should new reform efforts focus on leadership? The demand for high-quality leadership training outstrips supply: Over the past seven years, Aspen has pushed to do as much as possible, developing 156 presidents through our fellowships. A national leadership development strategy matters. Yet, we cannot keep up with demand.

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Layla Merrifield, Wisconsin Technical College System

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Prior to her current role, was the executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, an organization representing the trustees of the 16 Wisconsin technical colleges district boards, since 2015.

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Association Names 35 to 2024 Emerging Leaders Program Cohort

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ELP is a leadership program established in 2015 to prepare academic and administrative professionals who are exploring opportunities to advance to higher-level administrative positions. Esterberg, an ELP executive sponsor and chancellor at the University of Washington Bothell.

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Fielding to Honor Mason as 2024 Marie Fielder Medal Recipient in Washington, D.C.

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The Marie Fielder Medal for Social Transformation is an annual signature award bestowed by the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Social Innovation, recognizing lifetime achievements toward supporting educational access and success. "I He was UDC’s ninth and longest-serving president whose tenure spanned from 2015 to 2023.