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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. I am looking for leaders who are dynamic and courageous and know how to embrace collaboration and communication,” says Eanes. “We

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E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are a few of the ways many college students communicate with their instructors over email, much to the dismay and frustration of many educators. "I Effective and professional communication is expected from students. Time-sensitive requests during off hours. Explanations with too much personal information. 9 Facebook post.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Professor, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., mass communication, Indiana University; and Ph.D., media studies and Asian studies, Pomona College; M.A., It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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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. She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay.

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Valarie Greene King

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When the University of Central Florida (UCF) struggled to diversify its predominately White student and faculty demographics, it turned Dr. Valarie Greene King, an Army-trained clinical psychologist, to help drive the diversity agenda. That was 20 years ago and she’s never looked back. in counseling psychology from American University.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Leveraging Diversity to Fuel the Creative Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Akbar, who teaches in the department of arts and communication, sees it as a vital means of communicating. Students and faculty find a way to produce creatively, even if it’s not formal,” said Akbar. Akbar, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Fort Valley State University, an HBCU institution in Georgia.

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