Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

health psychology, East Carolina University Career mentors: Dr. Jeannie Golden, East Carolina University; Dr. Diane Finley, Prince George’s Community College; and Dr. Christine McDermott, Delaware State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Don’t stretch yourself out too thin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

15, 2021, at age 69. Commodore said being hyper-visible also means that Black faculty members find themselves mentoring students of color outside of their department because there are no other faculty of color with whom students can identify and seek mentorship. News of bell hooks’s death came as a shock to many.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

of tenure-track faculty as of fall 2021 were self-identified faculty of color, the majority being assistant professors. The report provides recommendations to address them. Despite people of color comprising more than 40% of the general U.S. population – according to 2020 U.S. Census data – only 24.6%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. A number of them mentor budding scientists of color at a time when the scientific sphere remains overwhelmingly white and male. of the population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. He mentors first-generation and low-income college-bound student athletes, as well as undergraduates and Ph.D. Carlos Galan Institution:  University of California, Riverside Graduate Program:   Ph.D., students. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

A bright young scholar, Pickens graduated as the top-ranked student from Miami Northwestern Senior High School in the Class of 2021, armed with an impressive academic record and multiple offers of admission from institutions such as Harvard, Howard, Duke, and the University of Miami.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

identify as Black, according to a 2021 report from the bipartisan research organization New American Economy and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, a group of U.S. Dr. Leslie Gonzales, an associate professor in the higher, adult, and lifelong learning unit at Michigan State University, has been a mentor to Hall.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir, president of the Spencer Foundation, took the reigns in 2021-2022, followed by Dr. H. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Richard Milner IV, the Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Education in 2022-2023. Dr. William Tate IV Gordon, who is 102, served is the John M. “You

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

“Because we believe that teams with experience on the front lines of challenges will know best how to put the money to good use, we encouraged them to spend it however they choose,” Scott wrote in a June 2021 blog post listing some of the gifts. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

educational research and policy analysis (higher education), North Carolina State University Career mentors: Dr. Audrey “AJ” Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dr. Jori Hall, University of Georgia; Dr. Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr., Means was also a 2021 Richard P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

applied behavior analysis, Institute of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Endicott College; and postdoctoral fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Career mentors: Dr. Caio Miguel, California State University, Sacramento, and Dr. Michael F. psychology, California State University, Sacramento; M.A.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. She is the first Black woman to ever serve as a vice president at the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. He mentors first-generation and low-income college-bound student athletes, as well as undergraduates and Ph.D. The course of Carlos Galan’s academic career was changed by a single question from a high school student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

population is 12% Black and 19% Hispanic, but in 2021 only 5% of PhDs in STEM fields were earned by Black individuals and 8% by Hispanic individuals. Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring. The PWI is learning from the HBCU on what it means to take a talent development mindset.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2024

Their direct interventions include their Scholar Program, which offers mentoring, tuition assistance, peer community, tutoring, and other wraparound supports to communities in the Washington, D.C., In 2021, Generation Hope had 15 employees. metro area and New Orleans, their latest regional expansion. “We Now they have 48. metro area.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Wilson, of Morgan State University in Baltimore, who in 2021, presented a degree to his son, alongside hundreds of other cheering Morgan graduates. I absolutely learned a lot about the campus,” she said, adding that Wesley quickly emerged as a “rockstar” and became a mentor to so many of the younger students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Gonzalez Institution:   Claremont Graduate University Graduate Program:   Ph.D., Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., Applied Gender Studies, Claremont Graduate University B.A.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2023

The report, done in partnership with the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities at Virginia Union University, is based on interviews with senior recruiters and leaders from 17 employers done between 2021-2022. It found that companies are experiencing some critical barriers to equity in recruiting.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). She also encourages nurses of color she meets at various events and offers to mentor individuals who are considering entering academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Suzanne Ortega Survey data between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 shows that there was a 26% increase in the total number of international graduate applications received by U.S. degree-granting institutions. Dr. Suzanne T. Many of our international students in the past have been often more content to hunker down in the lab,” said Ferst.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall.

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Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Becoming a mentor has always appealed to me. To me, being a mentor meant I had my life together. When browsing online, I saw an opportunity with Close the Gap to be a mentor, and it seemed to be a great way to give back! After applying and being accepted, it made me ponder what it meant to be a mentor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

biology, Bennett College; MPH, health behavior and health education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and Doctor of Science, society, human development and health, Harvard University Career mentors: Dr. Ana V. Diez Roux, Drexel University; Dr. Felton James Earls, Harvard University; Dr. Sherman A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

An example of meaningful change is the Black and Males of Color Success program at Compton College, which hired its first director in 2021 and has programming that is having an impact. One thing Compton College and President [Dr. There is a goal to bring the three-year graduation rate to 40% by Fall 2026. “A

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In November 2021, Prescod launched The PISTE (Prescod Institute for Sport, Teamwork, and Education) Fencing Academy based in Flatbush, Brooklyn, which teaches the sport of fencing and its principles of discipline, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and fitness. I always tell people you have to learn how to work hard.”

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As set forth in The Most Important Door that Will Ever Open — IHEP’s 2021 report on recruitment, admissions, and enrollment policies —institutional and system-wide policies and practices limit the efficacy of transfer pathways for students across the country. 2017, updated 2021). June 10, 2021). ii Shapiro, D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In Fall 2021 and Fall 2022, the average course load for Latino students was 14.5 In 2021-22, SSIs served a combined 2,193 Latino students. Among Latinos who were first-time college students at UT in Fall 2021, the College of Education had a 100% retention rate, and the McCombs School of Business increased its retention rate to 97%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Chan School of Public Health Career mentors: Catherine Klapperich, Boston University; Adriana Velazquez Berumen, World Health Organization; and Erin Kobetz, University of Miami Words of encouragement/wisdom: Be very intentional about what you choose to take on and how you choose to spend your time. global health, Harvard T.

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COE

JULY 25, 2023

“My son [is] able to be in his program and not only see people that look like him but work with people that look like him and receive mentoring from people who look like him.” Vil , a parent of a Young Doctor. ” For St. Vil, representation is more than face value; it helps save lives. and New York City for the first time.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

Reach out to friends, mentors, or campus resources. 2021, November 1). Engaging in new adventures helps one to grow, learn about themselves, and build confidence to expand their perspectives. If you ever feel isolated or disconnected, remember that youre not alone. Belonging, learning, and the brain. Psychology Today. Abramson, A.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

That’s because on campuses that are predominantly white and majority female , it’s harder for Black and Latino men to find peer groups, mentors, role models, and places where they can just be themselves. Early mentor matching not only helps reduce summer melt, but it also means each student sees at least one familiar face at orientation.

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The University Innovation Alliance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Best Advice Received Great advice can come from anywhere, whether it’s a mentor, a family member, or even an adversary. • What career advice do you most often give to rising higher ed leaders? We’d like to share some of our favorite replies. moment when we realize, “Hey, they were right about that!”

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

Hamm Click to view the page: How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar Blog How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar by Maura Casey Click to view the page: 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, and Sustainability Blog 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, and Sustainability (..)

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

He highlighted the importance of an empathetic, albeit “tough” mentor in a student’s college access journey. The beginning of the program was an expected geographic and culture shock for students, especially those who grew up with a rural background, Santana said.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Hamm Click to view the page: How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar Blog How to Cover the Cost of Policy Seminar by Maura Casey Click to view the page: 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, and Sustainability Blog 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Success, and Sustainability (..)

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Close the Gap Foundation

AUGUST 30, 2021

SUNNYVALE , August 30, 2021 – Today, Close the Gap Foundation announced its partnership with Forbes 30 Under 30 to launch a national mentorship program. Resources from Close the Gap Foundation’s flagship Social Impact Fellowship were made available to mentors to help ground their meetings.

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