Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

To support this latter group, for instance, UTSA launched Brothers United , a mentoring student organization centered on Black and Latino men. This initiative offers ongoing formal mentoring as well as three annual events on topics such as career development, self-marketing, and restorative justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

To ensure equity in STEM education, colleges and universities must take proactive steps to recruit, support, retain, and graduate minority students. Strengthening K-12 Partnerships Collaborating with K-12 schools enhances the pipeline of underrepresented students into STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Her research focuses primarily on K-12 educational reform and policy, particularly with regard to issues of equity and the professional lives of educators. She teaches courses in qualitative research methods and educational change and is actively involved in mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. The National Girls Collaborative Project’s 2023 “State of Girls and Women in STEM” report revealed much of the same.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez His job entails research and collaboration with other education groups, state legislators, and education officials in accordance with TICAS’s mission to increase college access, affordability, and success through improvements in student financial aid policies. He’s a great asset in California.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. Additionally, more than four dozen faculty will be V-FIRST mentors. American Indian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2025

lead with an equity-driven mindset, committed to fosteringa campus climate that is welcoming, inclusive, supportive,and caring. I value a collaborative and inclusive leadership style. As a leader, I wholeheartedly embrace my responsibilityto challenge systemic barriers that hinder student success.I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students. As the Hispanic population in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The panelists expressed gratitude and pride over being recognized for some of the diversity and equity work that they’ve been doing, work that typically does not garner widespread attention. and ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT) are hounded by opponents on the political right.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

educational leadership, Kansas State University Career mentors: Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, Portland State University; Holly Mackey, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities; David Thompson, Kansas State; and Debbie K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Accelerated Pathway Program, immersing himself in a rich environment filled with mentors and testimonials from current medical students and doctors. This is not just a matter of equity; it’s a matter of quality in healthcare. Upon arriving at TSU, George joined the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University. To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools. “When I went to other spaces and started thinking about my work, community engagement just seemed so natural to me.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

educational research and policy analysis (higher education), North Carolina State University Career mentors: Dr. Audrey “AJ” Jaeger, North Carolina State University; Dr. Jori Hall, University of Georgia; Dr. Tony Cawthon, Clemson University; Dr. Donald “DJ” Mitchell Jr., sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sharrelle Barber Title: Inaugural Director of the Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Urban Health Collaborative, Drexel University Age: 38 Education: B.S., James, Duke University; and Dr. Chandra L. and Brazil.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

The funding comes as part of a California program to tackle issues of equity in higher ed and the workforce. The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

“Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by mentoring girls and young women to keep going in engineering. Watford says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. The peer mentors are recruited from UCLA’s undergraduate student body and are usually former participants in AAP. With that kind of structure and those kinds of environments we create.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders. This may include mentoring, training workshops, executive education programs, and job rotations. This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Equity Seeing so many African American undergraduate and graduate students excelling in STEM fields is inspiring to Smith-Jackson. Although Williams is not on the main campus, he still serves as a mentor and advisor to undergraduate and graduate students, high schoolers, and post-doctoral scholars. Williams shares an N.C.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

“It wasn’t always easy to know where to go if I needed advice on what classes to take, what to declare for my major, how to get financial aid,” Cardona shared in a keynote at last week’s Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit. Not knowing where to find guidance is a common challenge faced by many of today’s college students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent. We collaborate by looking at the same transportation problems in different ways. Aim for steady progress.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Proactive Outreach and Recruitment: Community Partnerships: Collaborate with community organizations and schools to identify and recruit eligible students from diverse backgrounds. Mentorship Programs: Pair students with mentors who can provide guidance, support, and role models.

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COE

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey October 2, 2023 — by Kimberly Jones Becoming COE president, I strive for educational equity, inspired by my parents’ resilience and belief in transformative education for all.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We raised $5 million for cutting-edge collaborative innovation projects, and we welcomed new colleagues and partners to the digital ecosystem of our University Innovation Lab. We know that when universities collaborate, students win -- and when students win, our country's future is bright. They are the future of our sector.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

That’s because on campuses that are predominantly white and majority female , it’s harder for Black and Latino men to find peer groups, mentors, role models, and places where they can just be themselves. Early mentor matching not only helps reduce summer melt, but it also means each student sees at least one familiar face at orientation.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Outcomes: Streamlined platform lifts enrollment, cultivates collaboration between faculty and staff, and informs strategic investment decisions based on measurable impact on institutional goals. Faculty, advisors, and administrators collaborate seamlessly with a shared view of student notes, connecting previously isolated information.

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Scholarship America

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We worked on equity and access issues for underrepresented and under-resourced Asian and Pacific Islander students,” Leila said, “and as a result of the collaboration between the Commission, Committee, and over 80 educational institutions, community-based organizations, educators, and community members, we were able to make history.”. “We

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

We raised $5 million for cutting-edge collaborative innovation projects, and we welcomed new colleagues and partners to the digital ecosystem of our University Innovation Lab. We know that when universities collaborate, students win -- and when students win, our country's future is bright. They are the future of our sector.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 8, 2024

Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report bridget Thu, 05/09/2024 - 00:10 Image Graduation Higher Ed Leadership Student Success University Innovation Lab This coming October, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) will celebrate ten years of collaborating with higher education institutions to increase their graduation rates.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Several fellows deeply examined student success at their institutions, specifically focusing on equity issues.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. How do you keep collaboration going when not everybody is in-person? We learned those lessons because we had to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

Educators and mentors must recognize these students’ value to academia and provide tailored support to address their specific needs. Policy changes in higher education are necessary to promote inclusivity and equity. Representation is crucial, and we acknowledge the unique challenges faced by first-gen BIPOC students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

It accomplishes this with initiatives such as the analytic hub, grant proposal workshops, and PEER mentoring programs. Mentors serve as a vital support system, fostering a growth mindset in individuals. Dr. Brittany Chambers recounted how her mentor encouraged her research, even during her moments of self-doubt. Similarly, Ph.D.

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