Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In an effort to address the needs of Black and Latinx men in higher education, male resource centers have been looking to increase belonging, persistence, and graduation rates. Carey Seventy percent of Black men in California pursuing higher education attend a community college, but degree attainment lags.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond The findings reveal the historical and societal context of the pursuit of higher education in America.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The American education system faces a persistent and troubling gap: the significant underrepresentation of Black male educators. With Black males making up only about 2% of all educators nationwide, this issue is more than a diversity problem. It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While higher education is a path to opportunity — many underrepresented, minoritized students face systemic barriers that make their graduate-level academic experience feel like an uphill challenge. As educators, our role in supporting marginalized students and helping them navigate the barriers created by the “system” is crucial.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Mentors go through a week of training prior to new student orientation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

However, the Minority Male Success Initiative (MMSI), a three-year project from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and Watermark, an ed tech company, has offered a glimmer of hope: students who received success coaching using an online platform were 22.4% Success coaches seek to be as involved as necessary.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Buffy Smith, dean of Dougherty Family College “When we designed the Dougherty Family College educational model, we were very intentional [about] removing the financial, academic, and social barriers that our scholars would face,” she said. DFC’s] success is driven by the level of personal care and support that we can provide our scholars.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

Well before the first college lecture, however, newly enrolled college students should consider a couple questions and a few simple steps that can lower barriers to college success. family members and mentors, years of struggle, or generations that never made it to college — until now). The who and the what ?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. has announced the 2022 cohort of MCT Scholars, recognizing 10 first-year graduate students in higher education or student affairs students at six institutions. This study aims to measure how this movement has impacted the identities of students of color in higher education graduate programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. Dr. Levon Esters Esters is currently the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion and faculty affairs for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute and professor of agricultural sciences education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In higher education, neoliberalism manifests through the not-new concept of students-as-consumers, who “shop” for the best collegiate experience. Neoliberalism’s intrusion in higher education causes students to expect high return-on-investment; correspondingly, faculty are expected to be superhuman workers. Dr. Cathryn B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning is paramount in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as it can play a critical role in preserving these institutions' legacy, values, and unique contributions. Succession planning plays a vital role in the long-term success and stability of the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. that work with them, including in-kind support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Santiago and Sarita E. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser “It’s a lesson for our students: surround yourself with good mentors who remember you uttering something to the universe, and be careful what you wish for, it could happen” says Hauser. Jordan, that she would consider becoming a university president if she could lead CMC. Don’t be shy to say that’s a dream job.”

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

I didn’t have the words for it then, but I could see how education was reproducing social oppression, racial oppression, and economic oppression.” His mission for equitable education has been contagious across the institution, and student stories sustain it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2025

From mentors, professors, and members of my cohort, I realized that this journey is not meant to be traveled alone. Nevertheless, to better understand their success in postsecondary STEM education better, we must counter deficit narratives and advertise the strengths and cultural assets these students bring to their educational journeys.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. It has done that with an 86% success rate for the 2022-23 academic year. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Black males need support from childhood through graduate education to improve, fulfill, and correct inequitable access to careers in science and engineering. Finally, Video 5 (“Of Triumph and Perseverance”) offers an illustration of a Black male success story. In the same year, Black males in engineering earned 1.8% Dr. Brian A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development. Dr. Cheron H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. Layered mentoring where older students mentor younger ones, enhancing their own sense of belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

“The summit is open to all students allowing a space to network and connect with others who have surpassed the obstacles and become successful. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.” College students and professionals engage in dialogue about critical issues, successful strategies, and solutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. The students who are accepted into the college will complete their General Education (GE) classes there and will be taught in small classes and mentored by mostly Black Sacramento State faculty members. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Stewart “I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Stewart. My passion lies in providing opportunities for student success, serving as a role model and mentor to guide them through their academic journey,” she said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2024

We’re located in Southwestern Virginia, a more rural area, and we recognize that our students and their families might not be as familiar with higher education,” said Trageser. Andes said that Radford’s grant submission prioritized “enhanced student services in mental health and mentoring,” which made Radford’s proposal stand out.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 31, 2023

They play a vital role in contributing both their job opportunities and their experiences as mentors, opening new paths for successful lives and careers for our students.” The center will provide personalized advising, mentoring, opportunities, and resources for various career pathways to Brown’s undergraduates, Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students. mathematics education; and Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. We must now redouble our efforts, regaining the ground lost during the pandemic and charting a new path toward even greater student success for all learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. by requiring students to be engaged with the apparatus they’ve built to help students be successful.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Paulette Granberry Russell The losses are real and have grave day-to-day impacts on the members of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) and the campuses where they serve. And so higher education, by necessity, requires a diversity of approaches and targeted interventions to support equitable outcomes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Dr. Felecia Commodore is an associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University. Fries-Britt, her mentor, was at first reluctant to step into the role as she was just beginning her transition from administration to faculty. But if I don’t go, it’s noticeable.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

A panel titled, “Diversifying the Future of the Profession: On Mentoring, Mattering & Movements,” was moderated by Dr. Terrell L. Terrell Educational Foundation. This has translated as mentoring in my professional life. Mentoring remains one of the most viable and critical tools for professional development.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

She was passionate about student success and kept them at the forefront of her work for decades. She was a mentor, an advisor, a guide, a mother figure, and a champion to so many people. People are leaders in the profession today because of her mentoring and her coaching. Terrell Educational Foundation Inc.

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