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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alvero When my daughter transferred to Queens College in Spring 2019, I could not have been more excited. Truly universal transferability would require faculty buy-in and better digital tools. At the same time, faculty helped us navigate practical roadblocks. Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges.

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

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We did not at any point water down our standards and the rigor of the curriculum,” says Jordan. “As Faculty will come and faculty will go, but that site will remain. Jada Ward, a 2019 alumna and the only student member of the Commemoration Committee, says Jordan did a lot to support and amplify student voices.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal. He has also demonstrated fundraising prowess, helping to secure nearly $40 million for academic and student life initiatives since 2019. "I

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Defining “Servingness” At Black-Serving Institutions

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Garcia (2019) noted that while the federal government defines what constitutes an HSI–a full-time undergraduate enrollment in which 25% of students identify as Latinx–it offers no guidance on what servingness actually means or looks like. million Black residents, has 14 HBCUs, the most of any state.

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American University Plans to Restructure Its School of Education

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A massive plan to restructure the School of Education (SOE) at American University, is facing fierce opposition from students, faculty and staff. Faculty and staff at the private university in Washington, D.C. Students and faculty, however, have expressed concerns. Dr. Vicky Wilkins, interim provost at American University.

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

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DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching. She will replace Dr. Shaun R. Dr. Jessica T.

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