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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. In Fall 2022, our first faculty mentor pairings were made,” says Ben Telesca, vice president for student affairs, SRSU.

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As AI Continues to Progress, Opportunities and Warnings Abound

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The bot is designed to help students understand code and improve it, as well as to answer common basic questions, freeing up teaching assistants and professors to deal with more complex concerns. Others are teaching information literacy by having students fact-check bots’ responses to research questions.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

a nonprofit organization focused on empowering historically excluded groups with financial literacy. She has partnered with FOSSI, or the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, to give financial literacy workshops to FOSSI scholars. It also allowed me to teach and connect with students even if it was online,” she continued.

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Learning and Teaching from Adversity: Meet TRIO Star Kontessa Siliski

Castleton Trio

Through the ASC’s TRIO Tuesdays and Financial Literacy workshops, she learned about college life and financial aid opportunities. She participated in the Rotaract Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and mentoring programs at Castleton Elementary School. Kontessa found a warm welcome at Castleton’s Academic Support Center (ASC).

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university. We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.” Also, the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program connects students with faculty in their field of study. “A

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Teacher Preparation Programs must implement culturally responsive strategies to recruit and retain Black males into teaching. Dr. Erik M.

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10 Ways to Prepare Students for Next Steps

Student Research Foundation

But regardless of which classes you teach, there are plenty of ways to help your students with their college essays. This can also provide a promising networking opportunity; students can connect with mentors and industry professionals that may benefit them in the future.