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Making Equity a Priority

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On this January day, Curry — who grew up just a short distance from the college — greets the groundworkers and buttonholes administrative staff about the latest developments taking place across campus. He’s a real-life Equity Avenger, grinding 24/7 against injustice and setting an example for us all,” she says.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. As the Hispanic population in the U.S. The program offers a B.A.

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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

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Haydel Morial was a member of Xavier University’s class of 1952, a known champion of civil rights, and a long-serving administrator at the historically Black Catholic university in New Orleans. “She Haydel Morial returned to Xavier in 1977 and served for 28 years before retiring in 2005 as its vice president for external affairs.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

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There’s this unfair labor that is thrust upon us because, when we really think about it, the organization, the institution, refuses to invest in diversity and equity,” said Commodore. Fries-Britt, her mentor, was at first reluctant to step into the role as she was just beginning her transition from administration to faculty.

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In Memoriam

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The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. In 1955, she married fellow Xavierite and would-be New Orleans Mayor Ernest Dutch Morial (51) with whom she embarked on a life of civic engagement in the fight for equity and equality.

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2022: Year in Review

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Biden Administration U.S. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. In 2005, the publication broadened its focus, becoming Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Some good news came in late summer as U.S. Dr. Jerlando F.