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

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His dedication to the work would eventually increase student placement rate for Xavier by 50%, building a pipeline to both Ivy League institutions and regional or local graduate schools. now retired, is a fellow Xavier alum who spent 21 years working at Xavier in the office of Graduate Placement. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

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In my mind, I want everyone to attend an HBCU if they can, but we also know that’s not the right placement for every student depending on where they’re from, and so basically, it’s our alternative to that,” he said, adding that he wants to replicate the HBCU experience for the students who enroll in the Honors College.

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

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In Florida — ground zero for many of these efforts — the legislature is now considering a bill that would prohibit public universities from offering certain majors and courses as well as spending money on diversity and equity initiatives. Faced with intense political pressure, higher education leaders cannot retreat.

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

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Further, school counselors must be trained in using an equity-based lens to help students of color explore various career options and postsecondary opportunities in preparation to enter a global, diverse, and technological workforce. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Fletcher Jr.,

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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

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The new curriculum, which is stripped of much of the subject matter that the DeSantis administration opposed, has been criticized for erasing the experiences of Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, reparations, the queer experience, and Black feminism. Dr. Ivory A.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

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Moreover, the syllabus speaks to the course structure, description, assessment and grading, resources, learning objectives and outcomes, and legal and administrative information. Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. chronicity). university policies and procedures) as presented is also decolonized.

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Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion

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Gonzales said he did not necessarily aspire to be a higher ed administrator at that point, but it became a natural extension of his core passion for education. “I I can’t necessarily say that it was something I ever aspired to do,” said Gonzales of being a college administrator. “I