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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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Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., When he was accepted and assigned Ladson-Billings as his mentor, it proved to be a match made in heaven. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. Remember why you got into this.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. These are the institutions that can show you with their data, with their evidence-based practices and with their leadership what they’re doing,” says Santiago. and graduate 19%.

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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

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Erin Castro, the associate dean and associate professor who co-founded the initiative with 12 undergraduate honors students in 2016. Hollis Robbins, dean of Utah’s College of Humanities.

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Gomez Named Provost & VP for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona

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Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M. She holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s, and a Ph.D.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

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of those who began their first year of college in 2016 reached graduation within six years, a.1 Students who began in 2016 and finished in four years were likely unaffected by the pandemic, said Dr. Doug Shapiro, vice president of research at the National Student Clearinghouse. The report found that 62.3% asked Fernandez. “If

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

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They shared a common spirit in their separate spheres: to advance people of color through mentoring and teaching. He mentored generations of students and colleagues, from being one of only three Black faculty members and the first Black tenure-track professor at Indiana University to his long-time service at Howard University.

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Lifting As They Climb

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Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. King was followed in 2016-2017 by Dr. Vivian L. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Dr. Joyce E. King, the Benjamin E. Gadsden, the William T.