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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. These inform strategic decisions to address inequities and improve outcomes. … Santiago and Sarita E. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whether mentoring a young scholar or speaking at a community event, Dr. Moore connects with people in ways that are deeply inspiring and transformative. He is the kind of leader who sees potential in everyone, and he works tirelessly to help others realize their dreams. Dr. Eric Tucker,President & CEO of The Study Group, agrees.

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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent. Title: Associate Professor Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.S Aim for steady progress. Because accessibility is opportunities.

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My Mentors Taught Me to Be Career-Ready

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To succeed, you'll need to gather the necessary information, connect the dots, and figure out the best way to reach your goal. Not all students go on to find mentors like I did. The impact of having a mentor like him is immeasurable, as it motivates me to achieve my full potential. Horus Hernandez is KIPP alum.

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Disparities of African American Men and Obtaining a College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial aid and scholarships are available, but often not sufficient to bridge the gap, and the burden of student loans can be a daunting deterrent. The absence of African American male role models and mentors in the spaces of higher education and professional settings who can provide guidance and inspiration further exacerbates this issue.

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Communicating the Science of the Stars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But her scholarship focuses on those stars she can barely see. Getting a better idea of how the variability of these stars changes over their lifetimes and how that informs our models of developing planets is the goal of my thesis,” says Ealy. Yeah, I study small stars,” says Ealy, a Ph.D.

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Challenges Persist for Early-Career Black Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Lori Patton Davis, a professor at the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies, says the way the U.S. So, you can be mentoring these students … and being an advisor, and all of those things, and it gets placed in this nice little bucket called service. Both Burt and Patton Davis agree that most U.S.

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