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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, the percentage of first-time students enrolling in transfer-level math and English courses within their first year of college rose dramatically between the fall 2015 and fall 2020 cohorts. It’s not just about opening doors—it’s about making sure students walk through those doors with everything they need to succeed.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. As a proud member of the very first ELEVATE cohort in 2015, I had very few expectations.

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Florida Board of Governors Confirms Marva Johnson as FAMU President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As president, I recognize the legacy I carry and remain committed to protecting and extending that legacy and FAMU’s mission, while fighting to ensure that we are positioned for success in the evolving higher education landscape. Johnson, is a corporate lobbyist and group vice president of state government affairs for Charter Communications.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is imperative to view Black males as capable achievers whose success is indispensable to a healthy and diverse educational landscape (Goings et al., 2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012). Dr. Adriel Hilton In many educational institutions, Black males are burdened with the label of "problem" rather than "promise" (Howard, 2013).

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Echoing Oz, Moody’s Downgrade Highlights a Tempest in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2015, I faced a negative credit outlook from Moody's, a challenge that jeopardized the "fresh start" I was brought in to achieve. The Land of Oz: Financial Storm Clouds Gather My career, which has spanned from the Federal Reserve to leading struggling universities, has highlighted the significance of credit agency evaluations.

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Dr. Karen A. Stout to Step Down as Achieving the Dream President and CEO

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Stout has led Achieving the Dream since 2015 and under Stout’s leadership, ATD’s network now includes more than 300 community colleges and 33 Tribal colleges and universities, and its work has reached more than 500 open access colleges. Stout In a news release, Achieving the Dream (ATD) announced that Dr. Karen A.

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Layla Merrifield, Wisconsin Technical College System

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Prior to her current role, was the executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, an organization representing the trustees of the 16 Wisconsin technical colleges district boards, since 2015.