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Legacy of Innovation and Equity, St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Outgoing President Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan Reflects Tenure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among her successes, [President Jordan] took the college and helped us rebrand it. We did not at any point water down our standards and the rigor of the curriculum,” says Jordan. “As “It’s not just a tagline,” says Carolyn Curry, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the St.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

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DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. DFC’s] success is driven by the level of personal care and support that we can provide our scholars.” DFC’s approach is in line with recent research showing that student success requires a comprehensive approach. How has the college pulled this off?

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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. conceptually-based, rigorous, and equitable); and (c) create an inclusive classroom setting where all students can experience success, eliminating restrictive and segregated special education placements.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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I stepped out of a tenure-track role and into an administrative position, where I could create programs to help students be successful.” As successful programming became established, the programs were replicated for women and other underrepresented minorities. for students who entered in 2017. Watford says. That rose to 61.2%

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

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Fox acknowledges going coed, which happened in 2017, was not an easy process. The central value of transmitting women’s heritage and issues in the curriculum and the way Mary Baldwin’s history is celebrated are maintained. Fox describes it as “phenomenally successful” with graduation rates around 90% and licensure pass rates near 100%.

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

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She oversaw 15 departments and was responsible for the academic success of John Jay’s 13,000 undergraduates. Launched as a pilot program in 2017, Byrne is working to find funding to scale the program to a more substantial size.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

It was early in 2017 when our Student Life department received the approval we had been waiting for – we were embarking on a journey to make the University of Guelph-Humber a CliftonStrengths campus and I was tasked with leading the project. Here are some of our successes, challenges, and the lessons learned along the way.

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