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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position. “I

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

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As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Hopeful signs for a future beyond campus food pantries abound.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012). A widely cited study on Stereotype Threat , by psychologist Dr. Claude Steele emphasizes that the awareness of negative stereotypes alone can hinder performance—a phenomenon acutely experienced by Black males facing biases in schools and universities (Steele & Aronson, 1995). Whitaker, II.

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Creating Academic Platforms for LGBTQ Studies

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Laura Westengard, a professor of English at the City University of New York (CUNY) City College of Technology (City Tech), a senior college in downtown Brooklyn, where she has taught since 2012. Among her duties has been serving as the faculty advisor for the colleges PRIDE Club, which is both challenging and rewarding.

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Arrest of Dreamers Highlights Plight of Undocumented Students

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A 19-year-old nursing student at the University of Utah with no criminal record, Goncalves was stopped by a Mesa County (Colo.) since 2012. Gaby Pacheco The detention of Dreamers has intensified the spotlight on immigration issues in higher education. After a bond hearing on June 18, she was expected to be released. as children.

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Contract of Brown University President Christina H. Paxson Extended

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Christina Paxson Brown University has announced that the contract of Dr. Christina H. Paxson has served as president of Brown since 2012. During a tumultuous time facing American higher education, Brown is fortunate to benefit from President Paxsons steady and principled leadership, wrote Brown University Chancellor Brian T.

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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

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DeGioia—the longest serving President of Georgetown University—announced on Thursday that he was stepping down due to ongoing health concerns. He will hold the title of President Emeritus and will rejoin the faculty. Dr. John J. DeGioia personified Georgetown, having earned his undergraduate degree and a Ph.D.