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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among the services it provides to first-year students are individualized academic advising, tutoring and community-building events. Students can participate in events and come into the CAMP office and discuss questions they may have. They learn about what we call the hidden curriculum of grad school,” Janssen says.

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Close the Gap Foundation Kicks Off the 5th Annual Social Impact Fellowship in Partnership with Airbnb, Supercharged with AI Augmented Custom Curriculum

Close the Gap Foundation

This event introduced 36 first-generation, low-income high school students and their mentors from across California, Oregon, and Washington, who will embark on a three-month immersive experience aimed at driving positive change in their communities. The company has provided refurbished laptops to support the Fellows' work. "We’re

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had to figure out how to slip the material into the pre-designed curriculum. Steele remembers being at an event for new faculty.

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4 Ways to Partner with Faculty on Student Success

Civitas Learning

They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. They need to pinpoint the influence of specific classes on persistence and completion to identify opportunities to enhance academic support and curriculum sequences.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among many achievements, the seminal events of Fox’s presidency were the transition from a college (founded in 1842) to a university and making the institution coeducational. The central value of transmitting women’s heritage and issues in the curriculum and the way Mary Baldwin’s history is celebrated are maintained.

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A Clarion Call for Change: Four Black Scholars Reflect on the Critical Need for More Educators of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When teachers were Black, my mother was more comfortable attending school events, and calling them with questions. I also wanted them to mentor me, particularly the Black male instructor, as I could see my future self in him. I also devoted even more effort to make them proud of this Black student.

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