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Legacy of Innovation and Equity, St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Outgoing President Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan Reflects Tenure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We demonstrated to the country that we’re thinking about the highest form of undergraduate education in a way that is inclusive of everyone,” says Jordan in an interview with Diverse. When Jordan began her tenure in 2014, her top priority was increasing enrollment and improving the institution’s financial status. “As

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I Afterward, he led economic development efforts for the 1983 World’s Fair where he fought for Black inclusion. In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, he submitted a letter of application to the college. “I Afterward, he led economic development efforts for the 1983 World’s Fair where he fought for Black inclusion. In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mount Holyoke is a gender-inclusive women’s college in Massachusetts, one of the historic Seven Sisters, a group of highly selective women’s liberal arts institutions in the Northeast. Dean Holley has led the law school to unprecedented heights, establishing the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and driving applications to all-time highs.

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Proactive Student Success Culture Improves Outcomes for All at the University of Cincinnati

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percentage point increase in overall six-year graduation rates from 2008-2014 a 13.5 percentage point increase in six-year graduation rates for Black students from 2010 to 2014 In addition to consistent enrollment, retention, and graduation gains, UC is closing equity gaps on campus.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We utilize this framework to analyze the use of diverse comics and graphic novels to facilitate critical conversations of bringing inclusive visual texts into the classroom. A review of counseling interventions and their applicability to career counseling with Black men are presented.

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