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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Beyond the countless Pow Wows we attended over the years, Mom insisted we read books on our culture, and even (without much success) attempted to teach us some of our tribal language. For the record, my failure to grasp even the rudiment of Quechan proves that I do much better with numbers than languages.

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TANIA D. MITCHELL

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She serves as the Rodney Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the department of organizational leadership, policy, and development at the University of Minnesota. Mitchell Tania D. Mitchell has been named the associate provost for community engagement at the University of Maryland.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

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Rates and incidents are higher among racially minoritized students; having an in-depth understanding of what college students face now and the support they receive will have an impact on their abilities to live full lives as adults and be productive citizens.”

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The Right Formula

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Glenn Gilyot Institution:  University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Program:   Chemistry PhD , Graduate Minor: College Teaching , Graduate Certificate: Science Outreach Education:  Xavier University of Louisiana, Chemistry B.S. Mentors:  Candace Lawrence, PhD (Xavier University of Louisiana); Timothy Glass, Ph.D.

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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

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Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. To be provided with a program that teaches us how to be successful investors on our own, along with a seeded account, is a huge deal.

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Report Finds Broad Base Skills Help Students Post-Graduation, But Inequity Remains

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Focus on the skills you’re helping students develop both inside and outside the classroom and how to make those experiences equally accessible for all students.” We are in the process of translating our learning experiences to be similar, so that even if [students] stop out at some point, it’s not a zero-sum game,” said Look.

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Mizzou Grad Student Aspires to Inspire the Underrepresented in STEM

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“My research involves making fluorescent sensors to detect changes in blood pH,” he said of his fellowship from the National Institutes of Health-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development. The fortunate thing is I get to do both. I think it’s a very interesting dynamic,” he said.