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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. This program paired faculty members with developmental education freshmen.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We want our students to thrive in a community where they are comprehensively supported and uplifted,” says Close Conoley. Earning the Seal will only deepen our future work in building a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus. The Seal of Excelencia is a symbol of that commitment.

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Fighting Back: Implicit Bias, Micro-aggressions, and Micro-resistance

Clair Kamp Dush

Micro-aggressions can be defined as “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative. slights and insults” ( Sue, Capodilupo, Torino, Bucceri, Holder, Nadal, & Esquilin, 2007 , pp.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. After all, research has shown that learners whose mothers have earned a college credential are more likely to attain one themselves (Atwell, et al, 2007; Yakaboski, 2010). There are regulatory matters to consider. She earned her Ed.D.

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The State of Law School Diversity in the Wake of Affirmative Action Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even though we saw [an applicant’s] race, it wasn’t what we based decisions off of,” says Jermaine Cruz, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at Albany Law School in New York. In 2007, a group of just under 30 law school representatives came together to create a safe and designated space to discuss diversity issues.

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Answering the Call

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The McKesson Foundation believes increasing diverse representation among pharmacists, training all pharmacists in inclusivity and regularly engaging with communities can help reduce healthcare disparities,” says Melissa Thompson, president of the McKesson Foundation and vice president of philanthropic giving.