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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

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Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership. The initiatives impact, she notes, has been particularly evident in creating networks and support systems that help women navigate the complex path to leadership positions.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009. Her collaborative leadership style and commitment to innovation and excellence is well-known across the legal academy, and we are thrilled to bring her talents to AALS.”

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I It’s why, in his late twenties, he chose to volunteer at Georgia State University (GSU), speaking to young college students about his successes.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) These student-athletes were also interviewed about the support services that they needed. Community College. Engage in relationship building. Recognize opportunity.

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

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The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.

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Pollard to Receive Dr. Dorothy C. Yancy Vanguard Award

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Yancy Vanguard Award, bestowed upon HBCU presidents who demonstrate steady and transformative leadership. “It The award, presented by the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.), Smith in North Carolina, and she accepted the presidency at Shaw University in 2009. Yancy Vanguard Award,” said Pollard. The Dr. Dorothy C.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

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On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a top priority, noting that, if higher education does not serve its most disenfranchised populations, then it is failing. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.