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The #RealCollege Curriculum Masterclass Prepares Faculty and Staff to Holistically Support Student Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab To help mitigate this, Believe in Students developed The #RealCollege Curriculum masterclass, a four-course curriculum sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Imaginable Futures, and Michelson 20MM.

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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report provides an outline for how faculty, staff and administrators can infuse the curriculum with informative material, forge partnerships with community-based organizations and create opportunities for students to learn and practice the relevant skills. Unfortunately, access to higher education is often limited by cost.

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Illuminating Asian American Narratives in Literature and Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trans research agenda crystallized during her undergraduate studies at CUNY, Queens College, where she noticed a significant gap in the curriculum. Asian American literature was a huge gap in the curriculum, Tran recalls. At UMBC, she teaches courses on race and ethnicity in U.S.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

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This surge in access aligns with AB 705’s core objective: to remove gatekeeping mechanisms like placement tests that had historically placed California students in remedial courses, delaying their academic progress. Many other states have adopted or are implementing similar reforms and are observing comparable outcomes.

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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

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faculty, staff, and administrators) are highly underrepresented, which is a crisis. To state the obvious, it is vital that administrators recruit and retain more Black STEM professionals in STEM and in the curriculum, particularly math and sciences courses in K-12 and in STEM majors. CURRICULUM MODIFICATIONS.

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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

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Carolinas reputation for highly talented students, thought leadership by faculty members, dedicated professional staff and a deeply engaged and supportive alumni network is widely known and respected among its peers. Recruitment and retention are essential goals throughout the University for students, faculty and staff.

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Legacy of Innovation and Equity, St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Outgoing President Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan Reflects Tenure

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One of Jordan’s proudest achievements: building a liberal arts education model that is innovative and accessible to all. “We It provides students with tools to think about their education practically and guarantees every student access to research, an internship, or an international experience. “If It took funding.

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