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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. In fact, studies have shown that there is little correlation between SAT scores and success in college or in life.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Minority stress theory, coined by Ilan Meyer (2003), articulates empirically supported findings where marginalized sociodemographic groups experience increased risk for distress due to more frequent and deleterious experiences of discrimination, harassment, systemic oppression / barriers, stigmatization and social isolation.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Leaders need to recognize that faculty are the key drivers of change inside the classroom and in the curriculum. Putting Students First While Dr. Gibson spent much of her career within the TAMU System, she’s studied student success programs nationwide. That's where the ideas and the connection to the market are.

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Collaboration vs. Competition in Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

Leaders need to recognize that faculty are the key drivers of change inside the classroom and in the curriculum. Putting Students First While Dr. Gibson spent much of her career within the TAMU System, she’s studied student success programs nationwide. That's where the ideas and the connection to the market are.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Simple, Fallen Mathematician: The Humble Genius Behind Supersymmetry Former students praise Gates for the great level of personal investment that he makes in his students growth and success. The fruits of Gates efforts to provide strong science education can be found across the globe.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

But if you come together and say, ‘This is a community college project,’ and half of the community colleges in the state are all doing one application, you're more likely to find success. Sometimes that collaborative approach will be more successful.” And that got us the grant. Sacks holds a Ph.D.