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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An expert in psychology, she will return to being faculty in fall 2026 after a two-year sabbatical. During her tenure, Cassidy eliminated loans as part of the financial aid package for students with family incomes below $60,000; reduced loans for others; and led a $301 million fundraising campaign.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the association’s existence, Black AERA presidents have steadily pushed for more inclusivity and to urge panel sessions that focused on racial inequities and racism within the field. Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations. We had become complacent for a long time in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), doing the same-old, same-old.” Dr. Jessica Faiz. Dr. David A.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez.

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Young Doctors Project Hosts 11th Annual White Coat Ceremony: “I kept him alive long enough for him to have a chance to live.”

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based nonprofit invests in 13 to 18-year-old students who predominantly identify as Black or Latino men wishing to pursue a medical career. from the Young Doctors DC Class of 2026, proudly stands beside his supportive mother, Christine St. Malcolm Woodland, modeled the program after Upward Bound. A promising graduate, Phillip St.

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OER24 keynote resources – The future isn’t what it used to be: Open education at a crossroads

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Keep talking. Leverage resources Keep banging the OE drum Educate others in OE Advocate for open. Rebel against data and currency thieves.