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A California native, legislator, father and lifelong advocate for equity and education, Gipson has committed years to ensuring Black and historically marginalized students have the resources they need. Its an equity issue, she added. This grant program represents the next step in his advocacy efforts. Garcia asked.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Technology enables us to break the barriers of time and space to deliver quality instruction directly to students, when and where they prefer. Even though segregation was still a reality there, I was inspired to pursue higher education after visiting a historically black college.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state's Senate Rules Committee. He has previously been co-director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL); director of the joint Ph.D. program in education between SDSU and Claremont Graduate University; and director of the Ed.D.

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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. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” Santiago and Sarita E.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Gillian McKnight-Tutein Gillian McKnight-Tutein has been appointed chief educational equity officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education. in Miami, and a doctorate in instructional technology and distance education from Nova Southeastern University.

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JUNE 26, 2023

This suggestion was particularly necessary, according to Dr. Christopher Nellum, executive director of the western branch of The Education Trust, an educational equity nonprofit. Black] instructional staff need to be seen in the classroom because they are symbols of possibility,” said Parham.

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APRIL 20, 2023

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported. The bill will not affect course instruction, faculty research, student organizations, guest speakers, data collection or admissions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has announced its 2024 AAHHE Mildred Garcia Founders' Award recipient, Dr. David A. Fuentes investigates educator experiences, including the experiences of educators of color in K-12 schools and in higher education settings.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Over the last four decades, Latino and African-American students were among the fastest-growing demographics in higher education. This research showed significant increases in persistence for students who participated in tutoring programs and who received supplemental instruction. This work has never been more important.

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Equity in education remains one of the most pressing challenges in higher education. Programs like peer tutoring, supplemental instruction, and targeted interventions play a critical role in leveling the playing field, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their starting point.

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APRIL 26, 2023

George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College.

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MAY 7, 2023

The consortium invites select higher education leaders to serve as judges who evaluate a national pool of 30 highly successful programs deemed Bellwether Finalists and choose three Bellwether Award winners. won a 2023 Bellwether Award for its submission, Hudson Scholars, in the award category of Instructional Programs and Services.

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JULY 12, 2024

I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. What better place than Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

But with the recent recession in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives across America, the notion of any kind of “soft landing” is misplaced – and dangerously misleading. Companies and institutions expressed empathy, held listening sessions, and vowed to invest in a future built on racial equity.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?” I’m a professor of chemistry.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Without Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEER) funding, experts say many community college programs would have closed, faculty and staff laid off, and more students forced to stop out on their pathways towards accreditation. A good higher education system.’ We need to put some money into it.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. I believe that this was in the third grade when my district tested all of the children for inclusion in the gifted education programs.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Harvard University, founded in 1646, existed to educate white male landowners (and their progeny) in a classical curriculum focusing heavily on ethics, politics, and religion. Black Americans slowly gained access to higher education, with Alexander Twilight credited as the first Black man to receive a bachelor’s degree in 1823.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Building culturally validating and affirming relationships between teachers and students requires plenty of understanding, engagement, changes in behavior, and introspection, according to a webinar held Tuesday by the Equity Assistance Center-South. Educators will do well to also consider students’ parents, he added.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The location of these centers matters, too. Whether a space for first-gen students is in the center or on the periphery of campus helps determine how many students find it—and sends a message about the university’s priorities.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Watson Spiva says CCA will continue to embrace partnerships with institutions whose goals include the ideals for higher education, what it “should strive for and look like,” and organizations that continue to talk about how equity is the answer in higher education, embracing the idea that “diversity is our strength and not a liability.”

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APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Jennifer Sramek The student-led campaign is commendable, but the community college stigma doesn’t only affect students.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Meridith Randall GWC Academic Senate President Damien Jordan, an associate professor of counseling, says Randall built trust among the faculty while serving as vice president of instruction, which readily translated when she became interim president. Randall says faculty training in online teaching is a priority this year.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

To study the elements causing success—or failure—in gateway math courses, a team of researchers at Education Equity Solutions (EES), an organization focused on higher ed policy reform, examined records for over 22,000 students at four California community colleges. There’s an opportunity to really change student success rates.”

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JULY 9, 2024

We were not reducing equity gaps,” said Stout, recalling her Dallas Herring Lecture, an annual event at the Belk Center. “I Dr. Kristin Redfield, an instructional coordinator for English at Forsyth Tech with 25 years of teaching experience, is co-director of the Piedmont Hub.

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MARCH 22, 2023

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. The funding comes as part of a California program to tackle issues of equity in higher ed and the workforce. million in grants for projects to shape career pathways for students.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River State College. Cronin holds a doctorate in education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction from the University of Sarasota; an M.S.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. Paul, Minnesota, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the College of Saint Benedict in St. The concept is quite simple.

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MAY 30, 2024

The implementation of IDEA more than two decades later began to address these systemic issues by mandating that all students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Addressing these historical nuances is crucial to understanding the complex legacy of Brown v.

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MAY 31, 2023

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. At the same time, within the broader category of engineering and science, it is instructive to examine the discrepancies in enrollment figures between fields.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Miller, professor of higher education and public policy at the University of Arkansas, about Dr. Everrett A. Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S., program.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Registered A pprenticeships—programs that combine school instruction with paid on-the-job training, allowing students to “earn while they learn” — are critical on-ramps to good jobs. There is also training on diversity, equity, and inclusion, featuring modules on implicit bias, intersectionality, and micro and mac ro- aggressions.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Their presence in various sectors ranging from healthcare and education to finance and renewable energy, ensures a diversified economy capable of weathering fluctuations and challenges. Professional development opportunities for high school teachers and college faculty can enhance the effectiveness of math instruction.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University. Gray is also codesigning lapel pins with his mentees and selling them to raise money for their attendance at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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JULY 14, 2023

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence in the world of higher education has continued with the report that Harvard University has plans to use an AI chatbot as part of its introductory computer science course. But the advance of AI brings up equity concerns as well.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Board of Education case. She shares her perspective on the challenges and triumphs of desegregation, as well as the ongoing fight for educational equity. Today, the fight for educational justice continues, albeit in new forms. He describes his participation in the student strike that helped to bring about change.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Higher education leaders should clearly articulate their expectations for faculty and staff and then provide the necessary training and resources. Curriculum and co-curricular materials should be reviewed with an eye toward diversity, inclusivity, and equity so that all people see themselves represented.

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