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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National Board-Certified Teachers (NBCT) bring enhanced skills, knowledge and a commitment to continuous improvement which translates to better student learning outcomes and ensures a more equitable education system. This process facilitates the introspection required for transformative teaching and learning our students deserve.

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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A landing page for student-facing websites at University of Michigan and Amherst College, just to name a few. There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. Figure 1 is a visual representation of points shared in the session.

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., For example, he founded and facilitates the Culture Counts Reading Series, a bi-weekly poetry reading, writing and discussion workshop featuring works by San Jos poets. His 2022 essay, Wheres the Gig at?

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., For example, he founded and facilitates the Culture Counts Reading Series, a bi-weekly poetry reading, writing and discussion workshop featuring works by San Jos poets. His 2022 essay, Wheres the Gig at?

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. magnet program where half of the students in the pilot will come from.

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Fostering a New Era of Success: Cultivating Black Male Educators to Propel Student Achievement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is a systemic crisis that impacts student outcomes and educational equity. Research underscores the profound impact of Black teachers on preK-12 student achievement, particularly for students from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Early results show that most students are maintaining high GPAs. and 3.5.

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