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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 11, 2025
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 26 senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2025-2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative, as the premier leadership development program continues its mission to diversify college and university presidencies.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
He did not teach me to make a way for some of those who come after me. He did not teach me that people who have more money are more important or that it is acceptable for me to take what I need with no regard for the needs of others. Really, its that simple.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 27, 2024
California’s public schools didn’t teach Asian American history to a young Dr. Beth Lew-Williams. So, for those powerful stories she heard as a child from her first-generation immigrant grandfather — who entered the U.S. from Stanford University, she now teaches the kind of information that she always wanted to learn.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 21, 2024
As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Educate yourself on inclusive teaching practices and implement them in your classrooms.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 8, 2025
I was a first-generation college student, neither of my parents went to college, she says. Reflecting on her teaching experiences, she now aims to focus her research on addressing key issues in medical education and evaluating the impact of her work on students and the broader medical school environment.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 27, 2024
California’s public schools didn’t teach Asian American history to a young Dr. Beth Lew-Williams. So, for those powerful stories she heard as a child from her first-generation immigrant grandfather — who entered the U.S. from Stanford University, she now teaches the kind of information that she always wanted to learn.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.
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