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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I was 24 years old the first time I visited my tribal lands in Fort Yuma, Arizona. I have always had a strong connection to my heritage and a sense of identity as an American Indian, largely through my mother’s insistence that we do “Indian” things.

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New Nonprofit Launched to Address Gaps in Educational Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Week has reported that only around 3% of American K-12 superintendents are women of color while 54% of students nationwide are diverse. The diversity of the educator leadership workforce has not kept pace with the growing diversity of our classrooms, and this presents an array of challenges, including a lack of representation.

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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul.

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To be eligible for the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award—named in honor of the former president of APLU who served from 2006 until his retirement in 2022, and was also president of Michigan State University earlier in his career—recipients must have served as president or chancellor of an APLU institution; have led a career dedicated to the (..)

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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KRISTEN MILLER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and English from Sonoma State University in California, a master’s in education and education leadership from the University of New England in Maine, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Capella University in Minnesota.

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VICKY WOOD

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wood holds an associate degree in business from Marion Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in business education from Ashland University, a master’s in education from Bowling Green State University, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from The University of Toledo.