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“When I first met with my advisor, I was excited to dive into my program,” says Maria, a first-generation community college student. The legacy of racial inequities in education is not an abstraction; it is a lived reality that resonates both with the students we serve and within the leadership spaces we occupy.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Research has shown that Black women face unique challenges in the workforce and in leadership; however, despite persistent obstacles, including a lack of mentorship and feedback, a dearth of role models, and discrimination in hiring and promotion, Black women continue to excel in their chosen fields and rise to leadership positions.

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"Her lived experiences align with those of many FLC students, and her leadership, vision, and dedication to reconciliation and student success make her an outstanding choice to guide the college into its next chapter." In 2022, Diverse named Shotton to its annual list of women making a difference in higher education. "I

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MARCH 6, 2025

As the founder of the National Black Pre-Law Conference, the National HBCU Pre-Law Summit, and Future Legal Eagles Flight School, her impactful conferences have guided thousands toward a legal education.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Yolanda Watson Spivas 25+ year career in postsecondary education spans a range of executive leadership, general management, federal government, public affairs, operations and academic officer positions. Department of Education in Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA. Department of Education in Washington, DC, and Atlanta, GA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries. But we need to look closer at the data.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected the 29 senior-level higher education professionals for its 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). MLI stands as a magnet for talented people looking to bring something different to American higher education leadership.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. They're making pragmatic choices on how to pay for their education, how to pay for college,” Labandera said.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

This is undoubtedly progress, yet Hispanic women still trail behind non-Hispanic women in educational attainment. To truly achieve equity, we must actively invest in their education and building belonging for them in the workplace. This includes calling out biases, pushing for pay equity and supporting pathways to leadership roles.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

A first-generation college student raised in rural Wyoming,Tromp brings nearly 30 years of experience in higher education. Under her leadership, the university achieved record graduation rates and philanthropic funding while expanding its research footprint. Tromp seems poised and ready to lead UVM.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

They shared their convictions with their two sons, including the importance of education and social service. It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D I was a first-generation college student, neither of my parents went to college, she says.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The data shows stark disparities in educational attainment among recent high school graduates. These gaps persist across California's entire higher education system, from community colleges to the University of California. For adult learners, who make up a significant portion of the student population, the challenges are distinct.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

“One of the biggest holes that we had in this educational pipeline was the validation, the exposure to role models,” she says. Mission HISPA seeks to inspire Latino students to discover their potential and to ignite their desire to embrace education and achieve success.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Welch Welch is currently president of AASCU member Arkansas State University System and co-chair of the Executive Council of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. It’s an honor to join AASCU at a time when regional comprehensive universities are poised to make a critical impact.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.

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MAY 26, 2023

“I’d like to uplift a shared vision of cultivating equity-minded leaders and promote how UCI serves as a model for making excellence inclusive in higher education.” in speech communication from Louisiana State University.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman in space, will be partnering with McDonald’s USA to encourage Hispanic students to pursue higher education.

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JUNE 20, 2024

It also encompasses big things like leadership, talent management and coaching, and I lean more toward that,” says Mendoza, a third-year Ph.D. A lot of that had to do with leadership and people’s perceptions of leaders, leadership development, and leadership emergence,” she says.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence. Seventy-one percent of its students are first-generation college students and more than half are Pell eligible. Rios-Ellis previously held leadership roles at two other California State University institutions, Long Beach and Monterey Bay.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

For his leadership, LeBlanc – a first-generation college graduate – was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 15 “Classroom Revolutionaries” and one of the “most influential people in higher education,” in addition to winning the TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education in 2018.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The School of Religion will engage scholars on matters such as race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religious tradition, ideology, faith and activism, first-generation Christians, and addressing the needs of the Black community. “At It is, in fact, evolutionary.”

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Green College of Education. He has served as professor and dean at PVAMU, along with other senior leadership roles at the school. His professional research interests include first-generation college student academic self-efficacy and minority male academic achievement and mentorship. Dr. Michael L. McFrazier holds a Ph.D.

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APRIL 9, 2023

Gonzales, education is a lifelong calling. Despite other opportunities available to him, he decided to pursue a degree in mathematics secondary education. Gonzales’ passion for education has culminated in a swift rise to being named chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) last September.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lim The institute — which operates at the highest tier of research (R1) — reached its goal a year ahead of schedule, after launching its Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council to fuel Hispanic student enrollment and deepen relationships with Hispanic and Latinx alumni, businesses, and organizations.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Higher education is one of the most powerful assets our state has to uplift families, support businesses, and create prosperity. Graduates of higher education have increased volunteerism, improved health outcomes, and lower incarceration rates. Historically, higher education has underserved many Kansans.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

At a time when the Latino population in the United States is growing and students are still facing daunting obstacles, Excelencia in Education is recognizing nine institutions for their clear and decisive commitment to Latino student success with the Seal of Excelencia. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gonzalez provides leadership to the university’s Division of Student Affairs, engaging with students to recognize their needs and enhance their experiences. Her research targets first-generation students, immigrant students, equity and diversity, higher education policy and governance, personnel development, and higher education finance.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. African American and Latino students were less likely than white students to mark earning credit toward a four-year degree as a reason for participating in dual enrollment.

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MAY 29, 2024

This year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award honors Dr. Richard Helldobler, the president of William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. It is bestowed annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions with sustained commitments to diversity in higher education.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Manny Rodriguez laments childhood memories of the discourse surrounding education policies in California, particularly those that negatively affected migrant families like his. Meaning, every generation has a responsibility to give the next generation a better start. He’s a great asset in California.”

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Georgette “Gigi” Dixon The grant gives scholarships and emergency student aid for students, funding for UNCF’s Empower Me Tour program, and support for the future HBCU Innovation Summit and Student Leadership Conference.

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JUNE 26, 2024

She connected the dots and realized that CMC was losing students by not recruiting more of its regional K-12 students and their families, many of whom are Latinx, first-generation, and immigrants. That’s why she set about the process of focusing CMC into becoming a Hispanic-Serving Institution. I love CMC. It has truly become a family.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Bennett Bennett, a behavioral scientist, is currently vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, and medicine at Duke.

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