Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Scholars affiliated with the SREB-State Doctoral Program and seven other scholarship programs, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Scholars Program will gather at the 31st annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. The nation's largest gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students will convene next week in New Orleans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Another is “Culturally Responsive Mentoring: a Psychosociocultural Perspective on Sustaining Students of Color Career Aspirations in STEM,” which she is co-authoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Pardis Mahdavi For this alliance officials deemed transformative, the university plans to extend its educational offerings to A2MEND students, advisors, and mentors through the introduction of the Partnership Award. The tuition scholarship award ensures that A2MEND students and staff receive substantial support without compromise.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

They shared a common spirit in their separate spheres: to advance people of color through mentoring and teaching. Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. Mentoring means impact.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Diversity in representation not only enriches the educational experience but also provides necessary role models and mentors who understand and can empathize with the unique obstacles faced by students from underrepresented populations. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

These include offering standardized mentorship programs for all students — plus factoring the time faculty members spend mentoring into their workloads and promotion prospects — and providing scholarships targeted at candidates who face disadvantages in developing their higher education careers. Neither does teaching.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

The institutions are combining their talents to create a 12-week certification course that will teach students how to use and sell medical devices. It goes beyond teaching concepts, and theory and procedures, they act as a mentor to help students understand how to set themselves up for success in the industry,” said Allen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

And so, what you have to do is other stuff, put yourself in a holding pattern, don't teach controversial courses. Regarding scholarship, research conducted by faculty of color is often evaluated with bias,” the report noted. That's not a message that people who are privilege get.” The report makes a number of recommendations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Undocumented students must navigate ever-changing state policies while searching for scholarships that include them, scrolling through university and collegiate websites for campus environments that acknowledge their unique experience. Faculty can also bring the work and stories of undocumented immigrants into their curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

At Black and Belonging, Gray co-constructs initiatives with students that show the world how to affirm them and show their teachers how to teach them. It’s scholarship in a different form.” To date, Gray has mentored over 100 students through Black and Belonging in Durham Public Schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state). They focus on experiential learning in New York City, mentoring and research support for students. Macaulay is a highly selective honors college for students in the CUNY system. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Steele describes going to conferences with few sessions centering on Black women and having trouble finding mentors. “We And by providing support, mentoring, and a ready-made network of peers, clusters can help minoritized faculty avoid burnout and stay in their roles. The experience was isolating. It just made me feel OK.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. We also provide scholarships if they do get into UCLA or UC,” says Alexander. The California legislature put some caveats. Then, you see the successes.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

In an era when so many faculty and young scholars are trying to just focus on their scholarship or focus on writing the book, Everrett is that rare individual who can bring it all together.” Smith teaches graduate courses but is interested in teaching an undergraduate honors class on education philanthropy.

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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. Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

They also have something they can teach, instead of having to earn money with a minimum wage job.” The academy has partnered with the Stuyvesant High School Honors Society — Stuyvesant is a highly selective public high school — and other outlets to provide academic support and mentoring. There are also reading and nutrition workshops.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This means seeing Black history and culture represented in the courses they take and the professors who teach them. Have access to mentors and role models who can help them succeed. A typical example is the institution of scholarships and funds that target Black students. Feel like they belong and that they have a voice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

When Dr. Diego Villada came to New College of Florida in Sarasota as assistant professor of theater and performance studies, he made a conscious decision not to teach acting with the standard 20th century texts written by white men. Just because you can (or know how to) doesn’t mean you should.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Since 2019, Moore Wealth has gifted over $30,000 in scholarships. This granted me more time to spend connecting internationally and nationally, where I had not previously considered those networks,” said Moore, who teaches junior and senior undergraduates and first and second-year graduate students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

biology, Bennett College; MPH, health behavior and health education, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; and Doctor of Science, society, human development and health, Harvard University Career mentors: Dr. Ana V. She loves teaching and seeing students gain more nuanced thinking. James, Duke University; and Dr. Chandra L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We place people anywhere from UBS (financial services) to someone who decided to take a risk and start a business through our Center for Entrepreneurship where they were mentored,” he says. Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly increased, which has brought increased diversity. “In

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr. Brian McGowan, American University; Dr. Kimberly A. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

Lee said that she has been blessed with amazing mentors. He made extensive comments on her writing, and she credits him with teaching her how to be a good writer and thinker as well as a theater historian. “I “They expose students to different fields.” I do my best to write very clearly; I try to avoid jargon if I can,” she said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

No matter what happens, keep pushing towards greatness.Career mentors: Dr. Trina Shanks (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Dr. Rogerio M. She became the first in her family to attend college, struggling through first-generation woes like the unfamiliarity with FAFSA, scholarships, or even how to pay for her attendance.

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Scholarship America

AUGUST 21, 2023

Aja created an entire plan to teach students about ASL and to teach the students how to sign a famous children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See ? She discovered the Scholarship America Dream Award through a scholarship search engine, and became a 2023 Midwest Dream Award Scholar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

mathematics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute Career mentors: Dr. Rafael H. Lopez Valdez wanted to apply for a scholarship, but in order to do so, he needed to find a mentor to supervise his research. They will do something [for] you and teach you that you can do the same.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.” We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita. These include a food pantry and the basic needs food services and meal programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

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.

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Student Loan Hero

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Scholarship awards and financial aid can help ease the financial burden of attending college. For students who identify as Hispanic or Latino, there are many scholarships worth exploring. Consider these 20 scholarships for Hispanic and Latino students as a starting point in finding ways to fund your higher education.

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For Levi, a junior at Brigham Young University and a 2023 Scholarship America Dream Award Scholar, the turning point was when he was in high school. Since then, I have set goals and made plans to become a physics researcher with the hopes of one day pursuing a career in academia where I can teach and mentor students very similar to me.”

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Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2023

As a sophomore, he was matched with a mentor from the University of Texas Long School of Medicine , who invited him to work with him on a project researching teen mental health. Then his mother lost her teaching position. The post Forging a Unique Path: Dream Award Scholar Jake Neill appeared first on Scholarship America.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2024

They feel empowered to work together with other support staff, such as academic advisors, mentors, and tutors, and connect students with the right resources across campus. increase in student persistence—an impact greater than many traditional initiatives like advising or scholarships. It takes just five minutes to get up to speed. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

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. This scholarship focuses on historical understandings of how race and gender influenced the creation of the current Black man in collegiate identity.

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