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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The resource centers serve as one-stops with many tailored supports that can help male students of color find a sense of purpose because it typically will include things like mentorship, academic support, career exploration, leadership development opportunities, and peer support networks,” says Jez.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jabani Bennett Bennett began their tenure in 2023 with priorities that included breathing life into the new organizational mission, operationalizing the intersectional feminist and antiracist goals of the center, and co-creating leadership succession plans. The center is located in a centralized and student-centered area at UofL.

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Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For instance, partnerships with local community organizations can provide leadership development, internships, and scholarships tailored to Latine learners, while fostering a connection to space and place and bolstering a learner’s sense of belonging. This sense of belonging is critical for student retention and success.

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Miller Lite and HACU Partner to Offer Scholarships to Latinx Undergrads

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leveraging the power of diversity, equity and inclusion in leadership is an incredibly important principle within Molson Coors. We are committed to fostering success in students and making a positive impact within the Hispanic community through these continued opportunities." Applications are open through Aug.

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New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It takes trauma-informed and healing-centered care to lift these students, and others, to success. Some institutions have taken special interest in supporting these students through to successful degree completion. There are over 400,000 youth in the foster care system.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the text, the authors provide relevant data and other statistical information to substantiate the case for more robust, reflective representation of African American and Black diasporic leadership, and cite examples of successes and failures at both HBCUs and PWIs.