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New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In his new book, From Foster Care to College , Dr. Royel M. Many participate in the Guardian Scholars Program (GSP), which offers foster youth wrap-around supports and a built-in peer and mentor community, all who share similar backgrounds. There are over 400,000 youth in the foster care system.

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Examining Educational Equity in Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Sáenz says Burmicky came to UT Austin already an experienced higher education practitioner who wanted to do research on problems of practice with an equity lens. Dr. Robert T.

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Higher Education for Good: curating a cohesive book

Catherine Cronin

In this post, we describe how we set out to create and curate the book as a cohesive collection, enacting the editorial principles of heterogeneity, care, and community which we explored in our previous blog post. With the intention of a diverse, global authorship for the book, we worked hard to share the call for proposals far and wide.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Throughout her career, she continues to teach and she also serves as a mentor to several generations of students.” Patterson-Stephens’ work has led to national recognition. Terrell Educational Foundation.

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Creating Diverse Pathways for the Next Generation of Doctors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Accelerated Pathway Program, immersing himself in a rich environment filled with mentors and testimonials from current medical students and doctors. As summer approached, his commitment intensified; he devoted 8 to 10 hours daily to studying, attending prep classes, and utilizing various study tools like prep books and practice questions.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The book was pulled together in 2020, when the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic and the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor were fresh on their minds. Fries-Britt, her mentor, was at first reluctant to step into the role as she was just beginning her transition from administration to faculty.

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. He did not have mentors until he propelled himself back to college at age 32.

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