Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

As Turner Kelly recalls, that year many Black faculty members were called upon to make statements and became de facto representatives of their institution’s commitment to diversity by virtue of their identity. Fries-Britt said that, when she first became a faculty member, she was struck by the culture of bullying that existed in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2023

Another achievement is that she managed to hire two-thirds of the music school’s faculty during her time as dean, said Montgomery, who also expresses regret in not being able to recruit more faculty members of color, primarily Latinx and African American faculty. There are many different types of mentors,” Montgomery said. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee. I'm a first-generation student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

A Latino student researching a university department observed that hardly any of the faculty had backgrounds similar to his own. “I Carlos Galan “I was afforded opportunities to navigate higher education because of the presence of faculty of color, because of the presence of Latino faculty,” Galan said. students. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. Faculty from the College of Engineering and College of Sciences play an essential role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits. And targeting of faculty by groups such as Idaho Freedom Foundations does not provide a campus environment where Black people feel safe. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner, who will retire at the end of this academic year after nine years as president of Buffalo State, has had a stellar 43-year career as a faculty member and administrator. We have so many first-generation students that using our alums as mentors has really been a powerful thing for our students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Smith says Claflin nursing faculty have gone above and beyond to offer psychosocial support to the students. She credits the faculty for creating an environment where students feel safe discussing their concerns while continuing their education with sustained quality. MacNeil School of Nursing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2022

She encourages young faculty to focus on the stories they want to tell. Her distinct impact is valued by JCSU faculty and administration. “Dr. Another current project is a short film that will document the stories of women who have been part of the JCSU faculty and staff for over 30 years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.” We monitor and follow up with all of those faculty alerts.” Dr. Hongtao Yu Morgan State also has an alumnus mentoring program. and a declared major,” says Mfume, herself a Morgan State alumna. “At

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty. Current faculty is receiving training and development opportunities so they understand how to fully support Hispanic students. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Even though we’re a teaching institution, the nature of passion that a faculty member has for his, her or their research is important because that ignites some spark in students.” Fox praises faculty, some of whom were frontline workers, for their dedication.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 16, 2023

Part of the fellowship involved mentoring three undergraduate researchers, assisting them in designing experiments and teaching them synthetic techniques. This fall, Gilyot will take his considerable knowledge and training to his new faculty position at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, where he will conduct research and teach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Creating MEGA What emerged from the taskforce planning was the Male Enrollment and Graduation Alliance (MEGA), an ambitious wrap-around initiative designed to strengthen the high school-to-college pipeline and to provide a platform for current male college students of color to engage with each other, faculty, and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. This may include mentoring, training workshops, executive education programs, and job rotations. Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We We get students of color primarily through word-of-mouth and because of the fact that we have so many faculty members who are people of color,” Cummings says. We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Online, 18.1%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The center provides peer mentorship as well as faculty mentorship. Biggs says that since the ribbon cutting event in August marking the launch of QCC’s MRC, there has been a boost in students interested in becoming peer mentors. If they wish, they can indicate what services they would consider beneficial.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

of full-time nursing school faculty are minoritized, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She and Johnson have sought to embed the personal accounts of both the fellows and the faculty into the curriculum. “We Such nurses represent just 19.4% This paucity is mirrored in academia, where only 19.2%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools. “It’s scholarship in a different form.” Black and Belonging serves students, ages 12-18, specifically emphasizing those who attend predominantly Black K-12 public schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

She says Clealand was front and center in a collective of about 20 faculty members of color who began organizing and agitating for change, including writing op-eds and promoting awareness to help change the political landscape throughout the state. And so that, for me, is what makes me love this job."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Lee said that she has been blessed with amazing mentors. Lee joined the faculty at Duke University in 2018 and is pleased to report that Duke recently established a minor in Asian American Studies. in theater history from The Ohio State University. General education courses are very valuable,” said Lee. That is why it’s so powerful.”

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