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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My Dueñas explains that her work comes from an asset-based, rather than a deficit-based, perspective.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students.

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Conference Welcomes New Members Fighting for Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Dr. Tania D. Mitchell, University of Maryland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her teaching emphasizes college students and their development, issues of equity and access, leadership and policy and practice in higher education. Domingue) Black Women and Social Justice Education: Legacies and Lessons (SUNY Press, 2019). Evans and Andrea D.

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Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull Recognized for Social Equality Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The leader of a Native American higher ed student access organization was recognized and commended by the Bank of America as a Neighborhood Builders Social Equality Awardee (NBSE). It is an honor to be recognized along with other activists who build community and opportunity through race and equity work,” Crazy Bull said.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Use your platform to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within your university. A study by Martínez et al.

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Doing More with Less: HSIs and the Recipe for Upward Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs and her research team representing MSI-focused academics from across the country, have been working on the report since 2019. Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice at Rutgers University. How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility.