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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fenwick, dean emerita of education at Howard University and the author of the Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership. That local community outreach in the host country of the conference, Lewis added, is critically important. “We Past keynote speakers have included Drs.

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Rápalo Appointed to Top Post at Rockland Community College

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Rápalo is an ideal fit for Rockland Community College,” said Martin Wortendyke, chair of the RCC Board of Trustees. “We We believe he will chart an exciting course that will take RCC into the future. We look forward to seeing his vision for RCC take shape."

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Julie Kouijzer

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A marketing major, Kouijzer’s community outreach activities have included Parkland Boys & Girls Club, MLK Day of Service Letter Writing Project and Read Across America.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

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She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Xavier, he says, is a place that “expects excellence,” but also knows students must be supported towards that goal. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Conway-Turner was a Kellogg’s fellow, which is a leadership program with leaders from across fields. She was subsequently an ACE fellow, a program in which individuals pursuing a presidency or other leadership position shadow a leader for part of an academic year. The way the woman talked about leading got her thinking.

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Panel Explores Gun Prevention in Black Communities

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He said that while he and his colleagues were engaged in community outreach about healthy eating, young people would ask for lessons on what they should do if they were shot or saw someone else injured by a bullet. "What we ended up finding is that those same students had an interest in health careers," said Pratt.