Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Santiago and Sarita E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Role of Mentorship in STEM Success Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields. It accomplishes this with initiatives such as the analytic hub, grant proposal workshops, and PEER mentoring programs. Similarly, Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

My success has been shaped by failures, triumphs, and uplifting others along the way. Over the course of my education and career, Ive carried life baggage and self-doubt, made mistakes, and experienced obstacles that impacted my success. I would not be here without mentors and allies who saw in me what I didnt always see in myself.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Davis, an associate professor in the Department of Elementary Education at Florida A&M University, attests to the success of ELEVATE after taking advantage of the program’s benefits to aid in her own career. “As As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Dr. Charles Foust, former superintendent of New Hanover Schools in North Carolina, will also serve as a mentor. Our program recognizes these challenges and provides targeted support through experienced mentors who have successfully navigated similar paths."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Moores journey to success is one he attributes to the steadfast support of his mother and the historical Dr. James L. Moores focus on equity, inclusion, and innovation has not only improved outcomes for todays students but has also laid the foundation for a brighter future for generations to come, Jackson added. On Saturday, Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Having an advocate or mentor is critical. Establishing a cultural inclusivity and equity function on the board will illuminate these values.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens says he believes campus environments contribute to educational disparities but holds promise for efforts to foster success among underserved populations. Institutional environments can affect college student success and failure. Notwithstanding, there is life after students leave campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The recent Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report on the steep enrollment declines of Black male students at community colleges is a stark reminder that our sector must accelerate the crucial work to ensure the academic success of Black male students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Although women publish less than men, they do more of the sort of necessary work that isn’t respected by promotion boards, like mentoring and service activities. This program will feature time for faculty to learn from their mentors as well as professional development workshops, including one on grant-writing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Sáenz is the associate dean for Student Success, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. international business, Taylor University; M.A.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Another is “Culturally Responsive Mentoring: a Psychosociocultural Perspective on Sustaining Students of Color Career Aspirations in STEM,” which she is co-authoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The tutoring and academic counseling were crucial to her success. We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Then, you see the successes.” Alexander is studying the success and impact of various programs within AAP.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

DFC’s] success is driven by the level of personal care and support that we can provide our scholars.” DFC’s approach is in line with recent research showing that student success requires a comprehensive approach. Each cohort is assigned to a mentor, who meets with the full group once a month, as well as each member individually. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We must now redouble our efforts, regaining the ground lost during the pandemic and charting a new path toward even greater student success for all learners. We learned long ago that there is no one-size-fits-all playbook for student success, and it’s a lesson that continues to help us better serve all learners on our campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. He appreciated the impact that peer mentors had on him and became a peer advisor as a sophomore. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity. Professional Development: Offering ongoing training focused on equity, inclusion, and strategies to engage minority students effectively. This demonstrates the positive outcomes resulting from the support and mentoring provided by the project.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M. She holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

The immediate losses as a result of continued and strategic legislative attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion work are staggering: reduced funding for offices, the elimination of staff, diluted support for students, and the dismantling of progress made over the past 60 years to support students, faculty, and staff and move the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Seed funds are expected to assist selected universities in removing entrenched barriers to student success, improving student outcomes, and creating educational environments that are more effective and equitable for all. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Video 4 (“Digging Deep”) illuminates struggles faced by some Black male college and graduate students in STEM fields and highlights the uplifting power of peer support and faculty mentoring. Finally, Video 5 (“Of Triumph and Perseverance”) offers an illustration of a Black male success story. Dr. Brian A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

And he is doing his part as director of policy and advocacy in California at The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization. He’s a great asset in California.” Initially, I aspired to be a lawyer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. The students who are accepted into the college will complete their General Education (GE) classes there and will be taught in small classes and mentored by mostly Black Sacramento State faculty members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Levon Esters Esters is currently the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion and faculty affairs for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute and professor of agricultural sciences education. He is also director of the Mentoring@Purdue program and director of Cornell University’s Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship Program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Seed funds are expected to assist selected universities in removing entrenched barriers to student success, improving student outcomes, and creating educational environments that are more effective and equitable for all. SCSC initiative builds on Sloan’s University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring (UCEM) program, now concluding.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Stereotypes and biases can impact the self-esteem and motivation of African American men, making them feel less capable or deserving of academic success. My thoughts on how we can approach this is by looking at policy reforms, community engagement, institutional changes, roles models and mentors, and research and data collection.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Commodore said being hyper-visible also means that Black faculty members find themselves mentoring students of color outside of their department because there are no other faculty of color with whom students can identify and seek mentorship. My non-Black colleagues — my white colleagues — cannot go, and it’s not a thing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

I believe we are advancing ACE’s mission and honoring Dr. Wilson’s legacy by removing barriers to success for the historically underrepresented populations who are changing the social fabric of our state and our nation.” in theatre from Bowling Green State University. in theatre from Bowling Green State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

AAC&U is accepting applications for the 2024 institute , held virtually June 25-28.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 17, 2023

City Colleges of Chicago’s (CCC) partnership with One Million Degrees (OMD) will begin at Malcolm X College this fall, providing students at the college dedicated support towards academic and career success. And the mentor is there to give advice, wisdom, and encouragement, said Sohoni and Malcom X President David A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The IIT-Wright Engineering Program is an open-ended multi-year agreement that reflects the commitment of both institutions to support the successful transfer of community college students to complete four-year degrees in STEM and related fields. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students. As the Hispanic population in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Also, his research explores issues of equity, STEM identity, and classroom experiences among minoritized populations, which I think is crucial to informing what can be done to recruit more underrepresented students into STEM, particularly through math.” Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee. Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Danelle Stevens-Watkins, acting dean of the UK College of Education The five-year grant will fund a mentorship-based program, the Faculty Accomplished Community that Cultivates Equity and Success in Science (ACCESS), meant to help bolster social support for underrepresented minority faculty.

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