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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. years, compared to the collegewide average of 5.2

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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A champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, Dr. Eanes is the ideal person to lead Cal State LA and continue to drive its powerful engine of social mobility,” said CSU Trustee Jack B. Eanes has served as president of York College since 2020 following a one-year interim appointment. Clarke, Jr.,

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NJIT Achieves HSI Status and Works to Increase Its Impact

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In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. They’re finding their voice and they’re being advocates.”

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Dr. Barbara Jones Appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work

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Barbara Jones Jones has served as the Lockhart Memorial Professor in Direct Social Work Practice, founding director of the Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice, and associate dean for health affairs at the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

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Transforming Community Colleges for Equity

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Since 2020, ATD has partnered with the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center to create the Racial Equity Leadership Academy (RELA) , an intensive institute that supports teams of community college leaders as they develop strategic racial equity plans and consciously dismantle barriers to equity at their institutions.

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Resilient Resistance: Sustaining DEI Efforts During A Time of Crisis

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In some ways, 2020 seemed like it would be a watershed year for diversity officers. To be sure, collaborating with amazing thought partners does not make us immune to the vicissitudes of this work, but it reminds us that resilience is a collective endeavor, not an individual pursuit.

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Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

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Within professional environments, microaggressions persist as a pervasive and often overlooked force, representing one of the most significant challenges to equity and inclusion. Unfortunately, experiences like these are all too common in healthcare today. Microaggressions are often rooted in unconscious or implicit bias.

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