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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

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Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. Entwined in UVM Press’s diamond open-access model is a sentiment of shared responsibilities and a commitment not to profit, according to its website.

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Scholars of Urban Education Gather for Solutions-Based Conference

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That's been a requirement for Lewis, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the executive director of the university's Urban Education Collaborative, the convener of the conference which first launched in 2014. Dr. Chance W.

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

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Moreover, school counselors are in a position to impact the academic achievement of students of color, as well as contribute to closing opportunity gaps through collaboration with other school personnel and using data-driven approaches. collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, work ethic), technical skills (e.g., Hines, E.M.,

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

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It goes back to the support that they have,” said Dr. Erin Dunlop Velez, director of educational research at RTI International and one of the report’s authors. There’s true partnership and collaboration. “If you look at Black students who get STEM PhDs, so many of them start at HBCUs. Velez said.

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Replacing Affirmative Action with ‘Positive Practices’

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The optimal construct, however, would be collaborative endeavors with concerned private institutions, which would benefit all parties involved. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, DC. Supportive and sustainable pipeline programs. Dr. William B.

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Spotlighting Rural Communities

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Means Title: Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Age: 39 Education: B.A., counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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