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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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Cultivating a Culture of Connection and Care for the Changing Terrain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Added to the work-from-home ethos is a changing culture as younger generations move into senior leadership positions. Fostering leadership development provides a platform for ongoing discussion and reinforcement of desired and shared culture and values. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After AT&T and Southern Bell merged, HISPA leadership decided to keep the group intact and in 2007 voted to become the independent nonprofit organization it is today. There is also HISPA’s Latinos in College, a leadership development program for mostly first-year, first-generation students.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. Leadership strategies must clearly demonstrate that there is an intentional focus on Latino student success at the institutional level. Dr. Erika D. Beck CSUN President Dr. Erika D.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

The University Innovation Alliance

President Sacks talked to us about the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge. Department of Education. They don't even like horses. That was formative.”

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Featured Partner Scholarships: September 2023

Scholarship America

Selected Community Scholars will be encouraged to participate in the Chick-fil-A Scholars Program, a one-year engagement that includes mentoring and leadership development alongside the 2024 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Scholars. Please note that Chick-fil-A Team Members should apply for the Remarkable Futures Scholarship.)

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Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress

EAB

In recent years, institutions have confronted historical legacies of oppression , invested in faculty diversity , and developed retention programs for Black and Latino men , among many other initiatives. Cabinet leadership. Mid-level leadership. Some institutions have even backtracked major commitments.