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Dr. Tania D. Mitchell, University of Maryland

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Her teaching emphasizes college students and their development, issues of equity and access, leadership and policy and practice in higher education. Mitchell is the inaugural Associate Provost for Community Engagement and a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Evans and Andrea D.

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Dr. Blanca Elizabeth Vega, Montclair State University

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With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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Meet Shai Reshef, the 2023 Yidan Prize Winner

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The award recognizes their innovative solutions which help learners reach their full potential, by advancing the quality of teaching and learning and breaking down barriers to higher education globally. In 2017, a partnership was forged between the University of the People and the University of Edinburgh. students.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. In fact, perceived learning difficulties may result from limited access to academic opportunities, a lack of culturally relevant teaching, low-quality teaching, and resource inequalities. Dr. Donna Y.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

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The report found that although 47% of institutions saw accelerating internationalization between 2017 and the start of the pandemic, only 21% described acceleration between 2020 and 2021. Rutgers was one of the many schools that broadened access using technology.

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Community Colleges Build Workforce Through Partnership and Student Success

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LSUE has also connected agriculture with technology through a free six-month program that teaches students how to use drone technology to supervise plant growth and wellness. “We Karon Klipple, director of Carnegie Math Pathways, said, “math was the single greatest barrier to college completion.