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Exploring the Roots of Racial Bias

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miao Qian Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy Age: 32 Education: B.A., Her lab actively does community outreach to collaborate with schools and community partners like EmbraceRace, an organization that supports parents in raising children to be informed and thoughtful about race.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

Serving as interim gave me perspectives that I wouldn't have had as provost, and I believed that it would strengthen my ability to serve higher education.” For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’ I hadn't thought about it.’

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Xavier University Makes History with First HBCU Varsity Rowing Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program, which began in September 2023 as a partnership between Xavier and the New Orleans Rowing Club (NORC), has already garnered national attention and support from prominent figures in the rowing community. Former Division I Coach Kevin Harris has also lent his expertise to the developing program.

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Conway-Turner: From First-Gen Student to 43-Year Career Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Katherine Conway-Turner does her utmost to maximize the power and purpose of public higher education. Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner Her understanding of the impact of education comes from personal experience. As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects.

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