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From Crisis to Solutions: Global Conference Charts New Course for Urban Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CANCUN—What started off in 2014 as a simple idea, has blossomed into a major convening, drawing more than 700 educators from K-12 school districts and colleges and universities together to strategize and share best practices on how to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing urban schools around the globe. State University.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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Marybeth Gasman, one of the report’s authors and the executive director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions and the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Endowed Chair at the university. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.” Dr. Cheron H.

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Dr. Emily Bouck, Michigan State University

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Emily Bouck is actively involved in grant writing and leads such funded programs. She is a professor and associate dean for research at Michigan State University, researching mathematics education for students with disabilities and those at-risk.

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Ninth Cohort of ELEVATE Fellows Announced

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Katina Lang-Lindsey, an assistant professor at Alabama A&M University, has been named among the newest cohort of Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators ( ELEVATE ) at the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.

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New Briefing Lays Out Strategies and Challenges for HSIs in Getting Title V Funds

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Stephanie Aguilar-Smith, an assistant professor at the University of North Texas who studies grant-seeking by HSIs, the reason schools have this problem is simple: money. However, Excelencia is planning to pilot planning grants in the near future, convening institutions and helping them build grant-writing infrastructure.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

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One of the awardees is Old Dominion University, which will receive $1 million over the next three years. According to Dr. Austin Agho, provost, vice president for academic affairs, and principal investigator of the grant, only in the past few years have women been promoted from assistant professors to full professors in STEM departments.

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Supporting research in a world of finite resources

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Blogs Supporting research in a world of finite resources January 31, 2023 Christopher Tycner Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Central Michigan University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Acknowledgements C.T.