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It’s Time for Higher Education Leadership to Embrace 'Good Trouble’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But can higher education leadership muster the political will to stand firm for equity? Institutional Responsibility and Moral Leadership Legislative setbacks to equity beckon colleges and universities to take bold and creative strategies to reaffirm their commitment to equitable access to resources and opportunities in education.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

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In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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Report: HBCU Humanities Programs Show Resilience Amid National Decline

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A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), even as humanities degree completions decline across the nation. I can’t begin to stress how important the humanities are to liberation and freedom.”

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

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and others created the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) And to make sure that they’re around for perpetuity, we have to ensure that there is strong and capable leadership.” From the inception, there was more interest in the leadership program than the organizers could handle. “We When Dr. Herman J.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. Through his leadership, he is empowering educators, policymakers, and community leaders to reimagine what is possible with South Carolina in mind, Jackson said. With a budget of approximately $1.8 Jerlando F.L.

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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President

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Under her leadership, the institution has seen dramatic increases in diverse student enrollment, with Hispanic student enrollment growing by 232%, Native American student enrollment by 71%, and Black student enrollment by 75%. The university has achieved record retention rates and a 61% increase in four-year graduation rates. "She

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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

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His leadership was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring nearly 1,400 students of color between 1969 and his retirement in 2019. "Dr. In 1965, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, to serve as southern field director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights.

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