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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His dedication to the work would eventually increase student placement rate for Xavier by 50%, building a pipeline to both Ivy League institutions and regional or local graduate schools. now retired, is a fellow Xavier alum who spent 21 years working at Xavier in the office of Graduate Placement. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Chapter 14: Ford, J.R. Hines & E.C.

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A Decade Later: The Flint Water Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That tap was being supplied by the Flint River, a change that occurred on April 25, 2014. In 2014, the city of Flint was one of those “blue” cities facing a financial crisis. One, leadership was overwhelmed coordinating the management in Flint and Detroit, which was also being run by an emergency manager at the time.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I am deeply invested not only in what Harvard is today but also what its leadership means for the future.” She had served as chancellor since 2014, helping the school expand its academic offerings and raise nearly $15 million. Harvard is where I found my intellectual home. Dr. Lester C. Clarence Armbrister, president of Johnson C.