Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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. Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring. “If you look at Black students who get STEM PhDs, so many of them start at HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Empowering Futures Gift was earmarked to fund scholarships, advance medical education and research, support faculty expertise, increase athletic competitiveness and make possible numerous student-centered initiatives. The school’s president, Dr. Edward B. Equity has long been a part of Western Michigan University’s DNA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Falling in love with the work of the professoriate While becoming a dean of a college of education was an early aspiration, that career trajectory took a detour once Jackson joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison some 22 years ago. “I I wanted to be a dean at a college or school of education that mattered.”

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

A challenge for launching interdisciplinary programs is that faculty and deans can fail to see how participation will help their bottom line. Faculty may also feel at capacity already, in teaching out the curriculum for existing majors, and feel they can’t add another obligation. we’re already interdisciplinary!”

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Professional and Adult Education Adult learners are a unique audience whether they are served through traditional graduate programs, non-credit offerings, degree completion programs, or short-format credentials across on-campus, online, and hybrid modalities.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Javier Reyes found himself elevated to the position of Interim Chancellor. Sometimes you'll be able to take time off.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Brown II, CSJ executive director and research scientist, says in recent years higher education research has shifted away from HBCUs to minority-serving institutions more broadly. Strayhorn, Belonging in Higher Education: Perspectives and Lessons from Diverse Faculty , is being released in mid-July. Dr. Harry L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It was a small unit, with fewer than five professors, and Mwantuali, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was the only faculty member of color. “It Only around 60% of Black faculty believe that faculty of color are treated fairly. I was just trying to see how things go.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2024

HBCUs must compete in a crowded higher education marketplace, and students will not choose schools that endanger their health and well-being. Similarly, faculty and staff will avoid unsafe environments. Today, students have more choices than ever.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

At the American Educational Research Association meeting in Denver this week, researchers expressed concern but not surprise by the departure. Before leading NSF, Panchanathan spent 20 years as a faculty member and then senior research administrator at Arizona State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

And since then, most faculty members and students have been thriving with either a hybrid model or in-person classes. Biden Administration U.S. President Joe Biden, left, is flanked by Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. We attempted to do something for Black faculty and administrators and so Black Issues was started.

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