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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. He has co-authored seven books and more than 160 publications, secured nearly $40 million in funding, and delivered more than 200 scholarly presentations globally. With a budget of approximately $1.8 since 2018.

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. The RRI is also now defunct.

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Learning from Leadership Failures

Steve Keating

Leaders have a particular condition that causes them to make mistakes they are human beings. They know that learning from leadership failures is one of the most valuable ways to grow as a leader. Heres a structured approach that many Authentic Leaders use to learn and grow from leadership setbacks. And thats a terrible waste.

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Dr. Marlene Tromp Named University of Vermont's 28th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under her leadership, the university achieved record graduation rates and philanthropic funding while expanding its research footprint. A humanities scholar with a concentration in Victorian literature and culture, Tromp has published nine books and dozens of peer-reviewed papers. Tromp seems poised and ready to lead UVM.

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Doing the Work that Makes a Difference - Dr. Jesse Ford

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erik Hines, one of Fords mentors and a professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, credits Ford with creating a strong, relevant and timely research agenda. Fords work includes Engaging Black Men in College Through Leadership Learning , a 2023 volume that Ford co-edited with Dr. Cameron C.

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Universal Write Publications Marks 20-Year Milestone

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Universal Write Publications (UWP) was founded in 2004 by Dr. Ayo Sekai and has flourished from a passion project publishing fiction and children’s books into a respected publisher of rigorous, peer-reviewed academic literature.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are last-dollar funds, which means it covers a student’s remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid—scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers—has been awarded, and it does not cover the cost of housing, food, transportation, books or supplies. Communication is key on how the funding works to benefit students.”