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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Another is “Culturally Responsive Mentoring: a Psychosociocultural Perspective on Sustaining Students of Color Career Aspirations in STEM,” which she is co-authoring.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Malaklou, also chair and associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Berea College in Kentucky, got to know hooks when she came to Berea in 2019. Fries-Britt, her mentor, was at first reluctant to step into the role as she was just beginning her transition from administration to faculty. Turner Kelly agrees.

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How Public Universities Can Tackle the Teacher Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The nation’s public schools lost 7% of their teaching force between 2019 and 2021, and 4% of all teaching positions in the nation’s public schools were unfilled as of last fall. Department of Education is stepping up with $368 million in new grant funding to aid teacher retention and recruitment and improve diversity.

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Staying Relevant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chan School of Public Health Career mentors: Catherine Klapperich, Boston University; Adriana Velazquez Berumen, World Health Organization; and Erin Kobetz, University of Miami Words of encouragement/wisdom: Be very intentional about what you choose to take on and how you choose to spend your time. global health, Harvard T.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2019, Moore Wealth has gifted over $30,000 in scholarships. This granted me more time to spend connecting internationally and nationally, where I had not previously considered those networks,” said Moore, who teaches junior and senior undergraduates and first and second-year graduate students.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Approximately 49% are Pell Grant eligible or have first-generation, low-income backgrounds. Edward’s University, a private university in Austin, Texas, enrolls 2,766 undergraduate students, 51% of whom are Latino and 40% are Pell Grant recipients. Additionally, 39.93% of graduate students are Latino. Edward’s University St.

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Partnering with Forbes to launch national mentorship program

Close the Gap Foundation

Photo Credit: Close the Gap Foundation) Hailing from 19 states, 100% of the admitted students identify as first-generation, with 97% of students qualifying for Pell Grant or free/reduced lunch. Resources from Close the Gap Foundation’s flagship Social Impact Fellowship were made available to mentors to help ground their meetings.