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For now, Heilig said that he will return to education policy scholarship and research, which he described as a transformative moment in politics, highereducation, and society. Under his administration, the university strengthened its academic programs while focusing on equity and studentsuccess.
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The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Durango, Colorado, college, which continues to grapple with its history as a former federal Indian boarding school while working to advance its commitment to studentsuccess, equity, and community engagement.
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Title: Assistant Professor of HigherEducation Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., Sáenz is the associate dean for StudentSuccess, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Victor B.
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New Jersey Secretary of HigherEducation Dr. Brian Bridges has joined the Institute for HigherEducation Policy’s (IHEP) Board of Directors. Dr. Brian K. in English language and literature from Francis Marion University.
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McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in highereducation. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of highereducation and the director of the M.S.Ed.
Supreme Court struck down race-consciousness in college admissions upending four decades of precedent and reshaping the landscape of highereducation (Edelman, 2023, par. Establishing a cultural inclusivity and equity function on the board will illuminate these values. in press, p. Dr. Margaretta B.
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Diversity Abroad—a membership consortium that inspires and supports educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in and through global education and exchange—kicked off its annual this week, drawing hundreds of participants to Chicago from across the nation.
That is largely because these justice-impacted students are often invisible to educators, their identities simply erased. Being members of an unprotected class (a term used by Dr. Joe Louis Hernandez ) limits the potential for highereducation to transform the lives of people affected by the justice system.
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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in HigherEducation was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.
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Studentsuccess experts have prescribed potential solutions to declining Black student enrollment and retention numbers in California’s public universities in a recent report published by The California State University (CSU) Office of the Chancellor. strategies that directly support Black studentsuccess; 2.)
Johnson has more than 30 years of highereducation experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer.
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When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Then, we can start to address equity from that lens," said Dr. Shawnté Elbert , chief health equity officer at Columbus Public Health. It’s not enough to make statements.
This season presents opportunities to share gratitude for the Institute for HigherEducation Policys hard-working team and engaged partners, celebrate our impact, and set sights on the year ahead. We will continue to bring rigorous research to bear on pressing issues within highereducation.
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