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Outrage Continues Over University of Florida's Removal of DEI Roles

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Dr. David Canton Specifically, UF closed its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), removed DEI and administrative roles, and stopped DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors, according to an administrative memo UF leadership published Mar. Go look at a curriculum. When I hear that, I'm thinking the 1950s.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. A fully designed doctoral curriculum in which all courses focus on the community college. Some distinct program features include: 1.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%.

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For the Common Good

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Examples of possible careers in the field include nursing home administrators and health quality managers, according to Ongeri. Programming Capella University, which delivers most of its educational content online, launched its bachelor’s degree program in public health in 2018. It includes an internship at a healthcare facility.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

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Thus, it is critically important that all students are provided access to a rigorous curriculum in high school to prepare them to be college and/or career ready. math, science, English), employability skills (e.g., collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, work ethic), technical skills (e.g., internships). Warren, N., &

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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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. I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” Watford says.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

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While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says.

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