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He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If

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He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. The scholarship supports graduates from 38 designated high schools across Tennessee, renewable for up to four years and combinable with other scholarships. “If

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His accomplishments at DTC include an 870% increase in fundraising with over $32 million raised in five years, a 400% increase in scholarship offerings, over 98% placement rate, and a 54% increase in enrollment with improved retention and graduation rates. A Georgia native, Todd holds a Ph.D.

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On April 10, the CCP Board of Trustees voted to relieve Generals of his duties, placing him on paid administrative leave until his contract expires in June. The decision came just two weeks after the college announced a tentative agreement with the Faculty and Staff Federation, which represents college employees. We just landed a $2.7

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Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Dr. Ruth M.

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While many of the immediate concerns in postsecondary education arenas are centered on admissions policies and scholarship support, the potential damage of eliminating affirmative action extends to employees across higher education and beyond. These administrators (e.g.,

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Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. At the same time, they struggle to retain the women and minoritized faculty who they have recruited. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service. Moreno at al.

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She also experiments with various modes of knowledge dissemination to ensure scholarship remains accessible, evidenced through projects like the podcast "Scholar Tea." The Bobby E.

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Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs. “An

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Experts hope that, with more flexible funding, TCUs will be more easily able to not only support their students, but recruit and retain more faculty and expand programs that serve regional needs. Faculty have been known to buy a student’s textbooks if the student cannot afford them. There’s a drive in the U.S.

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Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc is committed to providing support for African American, LatinX, and other underrepresented groups through scholarships, grants, and professional development. “I Sean Robinson, faculty mentor) Delnita Evans ( Dr. Sean Robinson, faculty mentor) Delnita Evans ( Dr. C.

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Before Alabama A&M, she was a science education research assistant doing research on improving science education for urban students, particularly those of African descent, according to her faculty bio.

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As an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies (ELPS) and coordinator of the college student personnel program at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she is working to achieve that goal with her scholarship and her administrative responsibilities. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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As I moved from a faculty role into more administrative work, the words stayed with me though they no longer informed text selection, course design, or other personal pedagogical practices. It resonated immediately in the context in which I heard it — in a gathering of religion scholars of color. The students have excelled. ·

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Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Cluster hiring instantly injects diversity into departments that have little, while making the experience easier for minoritized faculty members. Steele remembers being at an event for new faculty. They were hiring three.

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A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. of non-LGBTQ people.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. “We Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The 2024 K.

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Maurie McInnis “Through immense challenges, under President Peter Salovey’s leadership, you have worked together to advance our mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice to improve the world,” said McInnis. For that, I thank you and, especially, Peter. I am confident that Stony Brook’s best years lie ahead.”

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The USC Race and Equity Center said that seventy-seven percent of participants who were anonymously surveyed said that they are not satisfied with the racial composition of the faculty at their institution. Prior to becoming a faculty member and administrator, Dr. Toby S. The body of scholarship around DEI is extensive.

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Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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Our responsibility as educators and administrators is to intentionally address their needs through a highly personalized holistic education plan tailored to their interests and goals. For example, we have developed an integrated framework to decrease student debt and increase access to outside scholarships.

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Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Vasquez Heilig’s scholarly work is extensive, and he is well known for his scholarship regarding racial inequities in the U.S.’s

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The study – funded by the Health Resources and Service Administration – showed the presence of systemic barriers to higher education for minority students, such as financial burdens and lack of early exposure to public health sciences.

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PCC’s Community Excellence Grants program allows faculty, staff, and students to propose ideas in service of the school, its diverse campus, and its nearby communities. And through the latter, students can gain on-campus employment, mentorship from faculty or staff, and job skill development.

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Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. from FSU but has since found fulfilment as an administrator. “I The concept is quite simple.

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Julian Vasquez Heilig Lori Gottschling For Vasquez Heilig—a prominent public policy researcher who has carved out a national reputation both in and outside academic circles for his scholarship on equity and innovation—the pendulum at WMU is swinging in the right direction. The school’s president, Dr. Edward B. at Stanford.

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It has shown up in her leadership while she was chair of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and it shows up throughout her scholarship and teaching at Wayne State University, where she is one of only two Black women in her department to be elevated to full professor. Vassar, affectionately known now as “Dr.

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“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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Dr. Kimberly Juanita Brown, IBICL's inaugural director, said that numerous stakeholders were involved in the creation of the institute, from alums and faculty to staff members and the administration. Kotz added that one of the institute's goals is to help Dartmouth recruit and retain Black faculty, staff, and students.

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Whitaker), shares his experiences of dealing with dishonor and racism, within his professional settings, when he writes: “In my own experience within the academy, I have also experienced The Look from faculty and staff colleagues. For example, on one occasion a Vice-Provost asked me to share my research agenda at a faculty meeting.

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My response included a statement that if offered the job, I would be willing to get into a dunk tank, sell tickets for student scholarships, and challenge my colleagues to join me in the activity. Recently, I was a finalist for a job opportunity and was asked “how do you plan on [re]engaging the college community”?

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Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. 1—–a move that includes closing a popular multicultural center and ending a scholarship program for undocumented students at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Susan D.

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These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve.

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“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay.

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While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., He draws upon scholarship in critical race theory and Jotería studies in education and invites his research participants to become co-creators and to be in conversations, or pláticas, with him.

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Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force. Sponsored research awards tripled and more than 325 tenure-track faculty members were hired. During her 23 years at the helm, more than $1.25

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