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Jia Osiel Appointed Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Achieving the Dream

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Jia Osiel will become Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) chief talent and equity officer. Jia Osiel “Jia will support ATD in becoming a more equitable, inclusive and high performing non-profit modeling the expectations we hold for our colleges,” said Dr. Karen A. Stout, president and CEO of ATD. “Her

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HBCU Scholars Program Celebrates 10 Years with 2024 Cohort

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Students from 77 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are set to participate as HBCU Scholars in the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity.

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Developing Leaders

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A lot of that had to do with leadership and people’s perceptions of leaders, leadership development, and leadership emergence,” she says. Previously, she had worked outside jobs to support herself. “[There is] potentially some negative behaviors towards diversity, equity, and inclusion,” she explains. “I

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

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“The aim for active listening to students, staff, faculty, community members, and UofL stakeholders anchors my work in making impactful connections, and my team’s efforts in student coaching and leadership development, cultural programming, and resource-sharing,” says Bennett.

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Miller Lite and HACU Partner to Offer Scholarships to Latinx Undergrads

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Leveraging the power of diversity, equity and inclusion in leadership is an incredibly important principle within Molson Coors. To be eligible, students must be at least 21 years of age; a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient; enrolled as undergraduate students with a GPA of 2.5

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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

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We’re excited to add DCLI to our suite of leadership development programs and grateful for the support from our valued partners at Academic Search who made this possible,” said Dr. José A. AASCU Consulting offers the Department Chair curriculum onsite for members who prefer to bring the program to their campus.

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Book Review: The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact

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The African American community is culturally and ethnically rich and diverse so readers looking for a wider diasporic discussion on Black gender queer forms of leadership or decolonial/anticolonial Caribbean and African-oriented historical leadership perspectives will have to look for possible future editions.