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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership. The initiatives impact, she notes, has been particularly evident in creating networks and support systems that help women navigate the complex path to leadership positions.

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Building a Strong Foundation for TRIO in the 119th Congress

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Republican leadership is still charting the path forward for the 119th Congress. However, priorities for the first few months include passing the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations bill by March 14 and using the budget reconciliation process to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax cuts.

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Engineering Ph.D. Candidate Relishes His Role as a Mentor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although Childs is proud of his research, he is quick to point out that one of his highest honors was receiving the first place Physics Teaching GTA Award in fall 2017. “I So, you get to do research at the same time as mentoring. I was teaching three different physics laboratory sections with 33 to 34 students each,” he recalled.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. One issue highlighted in the report was the shortage of Latino mentors to encourage students to pursue STEM fields. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4 trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% annual growth, while non-Latinos experienced only 1.9%.

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Seeing New Horizons

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although Childs is proud of his research, he is quick to point out that one of his highest honors was receiving the first place Physics Teaching GTA Award in fall 2017. “I So, you get to do research at the same time as mentoring. I was teaching three different physics laboratory sections with 33 to 34 students each,” he recalled.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s [an] optimal time for new leadership,” said Fox. Fox acknowledges going coed, which happened in 2017, was not an easy process. They have leadership and co-curricular programming. She also spends time with student leadership. I would also like to do leadership and mentoring. …