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Dr. Lester McCorn Selected to Lead Paine College

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McCorn is scheduled to take the helm of Paine College in January. McCorn said that he is looking forward to helping to grow Paine College, “Connecting Paine College's historic past with a strategic vision for the future will catapult this institution into unparalleled prominence in American higher education,” he said. “I

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Calling for Collaboration, Improved Higher Ed Systems for All

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Friday marked the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that unlocked opportunity for disabled people in many areas of public life, including in the workforce and higher education. Lisa Marsh Ryerson The number of students with disabilities at U.S. This is an unacceptable disparity.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

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This involved analyzing class schedules, prerequisites, and program requirements to ensure students can progress efficiently toward their degrees. The campus has seen significant upgrades to its facilities, creating modern learning spaces that foster collaboration and creativity.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

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This past year, over 500 school sessions were scheduled across about 30 schools in New Jersey and other cities, says Fred Cline, HISPA operations director. It has been a very solid approach to achieve our goal of eradicating the lack of role models and obstacles to achieve higher education of our Latino students,” says Diaz-Claisse.

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

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It was Davis who nominated Thompson for the Urban Educator of the Year award that was presented to her last week in Cancun, Mexico at the International Conference on Urban Education —the biennial convening organized by the Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

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Many other educational institutions segment student services into different silos. But to us, improving student health and wellness requires a collaborative approach where different departments can work together to meet all student needs. For example, the student Wellness Center at our Pottstown, Pa.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. As one of the few Latina provosts in higher education, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says. Santiago and Sarita E.

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