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Cal Poly Pomona President Dr. Soraya M. Coley Named Winner of ACE's Donna Shavlik Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The first woman and first African American scholar to be president of Cal Poly Pomona, Coley has served as ACE Southern California Women’s Network presidential sponsor and faculty of the New Presidents Academy. list since 2018. “I I have benefitted greatly from having mentors, and I pay that forward when I can,” Coley said. “I

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Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Serving that ideal, and serving Earlham’s students and faculty, is why I am so excited to become part of the community.” He advocates for first-generation, low-income students, participating in the establishment of the Penn First Plus Office and launching a student advisory board in 2018 to provide a voice for FGLI students in the college.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Clark, Binghamton University as well as so many others who have supported and helped me along the way Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Most things can wait. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Clark, Binghamton University as well as so many others who have supported and helped me along the way Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Most things can wait. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., counselor education & supervision, The Ohio State University Career mentors: Dr. James L.

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015).

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Dr. Donna Shalala Named Interim President of The New School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2018, Diverse published a story about prominent scholars who were mentored by her. She has also served as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and President of Hunter College of the City University of New York. She has also held a tenured professorship at Columbia University.

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