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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

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To be eligible for the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award—named in honor of the former president of APLU who served from 2006 until his retirement in 2022, and was also president of Michigan State University earlier in his career—recipients must have served as president or chancellor of an APLU institution; have led a career dedicated to the (..)

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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in educational leadership. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says. Im just so blessed to be able to give to higher education in such a dynamic way, she says.

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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

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This shift in perception must also extend beyond K-12 education to colleges and universities. we examine how Black male students and professionals in higher education face discrimination, microaggressions, and Racial Battle Fatigue. In another one of our op-eds, “Is the Black Man the Bogeyman in the Ivory Tower? "

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Subsidized Graduate Student Loans

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We should be doing everything we can to encourage students to enter these fields, rather than creating additional barriers to higher education," Chu said in announcing the legislation. Interest rates on graduate loans have reached their highest levels since 2006, adding to the financial burden. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.),

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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When you think about our history, were the first community college in the state of California whose accreditation was revoked, and to go from that in 2006 to be where were at now and to be on the cutting edge, that tells you that transformation can happen, but transformation can happen in communities where we look like the students.

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