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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

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After completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016, Henry joined the faculty at the University of Arizona, where his understanding of race in America was enriched by exposure to border state dynamics and the intersection of Black, Indigenous, and Mexican communities. Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D.,

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public HSI located in Alpine, Texas, with instructional sites along the U.S.-Mexico California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) enrolls more than 39,000 students, of which 54% are Latino—an increase of 40% since 2016.

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

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of Asian American Pacific Islander college presidents nationally when Berkeley City College hired her to Dr. Rowena Tomaneng its top job in 2016. Rowena Tomaneng was part of the tiny 1.5% Three-and-a-half years later, she took the helm of San Jose City College. Tomaneng had not pictured herself as a college president.

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Corequisite Courses Can Help Students Graduate Quicker and Earn More

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Corequisite instruction allows students to take a college-level and credit-bearing course while also receiving supplemental support to ensure their success. Past studies have found that corequisite instruction improves retention, completion, and graduation rates for students regardless of their socio-economic background.

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Panel Spotlights Registered Apprenticeships at MSIs

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Registered A pprenticeships—programs that combine school instruction with paid on-the-job training, allowing students to “earn while they learn” — are critical on-ramps to good jobs. In recent years, Alabama has been the #1 state in terms of opioid prescriptions written, with 121 per 100 people in 2016.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

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A 1998 proposition eliminated most bilingual programs in California schools, and although it was reversed in 2016, there is still a shortage of teachers who speak multiple languages. One such venture is Project Propel, which is seeking to increase the number of multilingual teachers in the region.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. King was followed in 2016-2017 by Dr. Vivian L. Dr. Joyce E.