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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2013, Bumphus was awarded the Diverse Champions award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. But Bumphus maintains that the real measure of success lies in the millions of students who have benefited from community college education during his tenure.

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UC Riverside Names Dr. S. Jack Hu as New Chancellor

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The appointment was approved during a special meeting held Wednesday at the UC Student & Policy Center in Sacramento. Hu's commitment to student success is evident in his track record: under his leadership, the University of Georgia became one of only nine public universities in the U.S. Drake, in announcing the selection.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson, University of Virginia

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The model supports teachers in recognizing and addressing students varied strengths, needs, interests, cultures, and school experiences to maximize each learners possibilities. Tomlinson was Virginias Teacher of the Year in 1974 and received an All-University teaching award at the University of Virginia in 2008.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report.

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

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At the same time, reality struck: A student should not need to have an associate provost as a parent to transfer college credits. Nationally, the transfer system has been set up to let students fail for decades. On average, students lose a fifth of their credits when transferring to a four-year college, according to the U.S.

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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges are more important in public education than creating spaces for Black students to flourish and thrive. Colleagues and students hail Mims for shifting the focus away from viewing Black students, parents, and families through a deficit lens. Congressman from Maryland.

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

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A growing body of research has shown that race-matched instruction—when teachers and learners come from the same background—is beneficial for students. College students have been shown to be likelier to pass courses with race-matched instructors, likelier to receive higher grades in those courses, and likelier to persist in school.