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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

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APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J. The leadership change comes at a critical moment for educational research in the United States, with the organization citing "challenges" and "threats" to scholarship and knowledge production.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

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MARCH 12, 2025

Ezeonu previously served as where Vice President of Instruction at Green River College from July 2018 through February 2025. During her time there, she led full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment, development, retention and evaluation, curriculum and instruction.

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Sacramento State Creates Native American College

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Annette Reed According to university officials, the Sacramento State Native American College, is set to welcome its inaugural cohort for the Fall 2025 semester “and will offer a unique, culturally rooted educational experience.” All students must minor in Native American Studies, with an emphasis on Native American leadership.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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APRIL 9, 2025

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. It's about building strong institutions with strong leadership, sustainable financial models, and effective governance. The first is institutional excellence. That's innovative in itself.

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Federal Court Blocks Education Department's Diversity Directive, Marking Victory for Academic Freedom Advocates

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APRIL 24, 2025

The ruling temporarily blocks the Education Department from enforcing its February 14, 2025, directive against the plaintiffs, their members, and affiliated organizations while litigation continues.

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

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APRIL 4, 2025

In 2023, CUNY s Board of Trustees charged the Universitys leadership including myself to fix the transfer system. Starting in fall 2025, for over 75% of students transferring anywhere within the system, they will carry over most credits in their major. Fixing the transfer crisis will take continued effort.

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Civil Rights Leaders Endorse Freedom to Learn Campaign

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JULY 8, 2024

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and National Council of Negro Women — are doubling down on their endorsement of the Freedom to Learn campaign. 2, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Centering Black Children in Education: A Fugitive Space for Resistance, Counter-Narratives, and Radical Love

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

To support Black women in revolutionary wellness work that should transform whole school communities, students and parents are receiving the same exposure to wellness, action research, and leadership. Leading Well curriculum is shared with students who want to make transformative change alongside their principals.

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Lifting As They Climb

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. She will lead the organization in 2024-2025. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Scott also holds the Robert J.

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Admissions After the Supreme Court Ruling: Understanding Inequality in Extracurricular Activities

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Overall, we found that white, Asian American, private school, and more affluent students listed more activities and top-level leadership positions like president, founder, and CEO. Inequality was especially prominent in sports, where public school, Black, Asian American, and low-income students reported notably fewer leadership roles.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

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JANUARY 8, 2025

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., Henry returned to Wisconsin in June 2020, amid the pandemic and social upheaval, but this time as a faculty member in the Leadership and Policy Analysis program.

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Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Undergraduate education One of the commitments began expanding undergraduate education to make sure all students experience courses or curriculum related specifically to racism and racial equity, which was approved last fall by the general education committee and the provost. They continue to refine and prioritize the work.”

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Education Experts Warn Against Potential Dismantling of U.S. Department of Education

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JANUARY 15, 2025

The panelists also highlighted the impact of Project 2025 and the potential shift of federal loan programs to the Treasury Department, which could change loan processes, interest rates, and repayment structures. It would really impact our underserved communities, low-income students, and first-generation college students, she said.

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More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs

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JUNE 3, 2025

More Than 10,000 TRIO Alumni Urge Congress to Protect Federal TRIO Programs June 3, 2025 by Terrance L. In the powerful letter sent to congressional appropriations leadership, TRIO alumni from every state and several U.S. Blog National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes: Future leaders realize their power in D.C.

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White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Another DEI Casualty

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MAY 8, 2025

For instance, in April 2024, the initiative hosted the first-ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Higher Education Leadership Development Summit. Funds can be used for a variety of purposes, such as curriculum development, faculty exchange or even classroom renovation.

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Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs

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MAY 2, 2025

Council for Opportunity in Education Condemns President Trumps Proposal to Eliminate Federal TRIO Programs May 2, 2025 by Terrance L. Hamm Click to view the page: National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer. this summer.

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The Year Behind and the Year Ahead

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

From a spring full of student protest to the ending of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures in some states, the list of stressors is only likely to increase as time marches into 2025. With a Republican administration, experts agree that individual states are more and more likely to shape 2025. Dr. Stella M.

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Sacramento State Creates Native American College

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