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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

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University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent. She asks questions about who has access to transit in certain areas, what roads flood more often and create dangerous situations.

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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

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The partnership will also ensure students have access to rigorous and meaningful curricula, college and career pathways as they work on their certification.

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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

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MENTORING MATTERS. When Black females and males are assigned to mentors, they get priceless opportunities to hear about challenges, stories of resilience - a successful Black STEM professional. We believe that when Black students understand stereotypes and racism, they are enabled to find better ways to persist and reject them.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr. Brian McGowan, American University; Dr. Kimberly A. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers

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Mentoring new generations of leaders is not just an investment in the future — it is a moral and strategic imperative,” she says. “As The organization has implemented a tiered membership structure to make participation more accessible to early-career professionals while recognizing that senior leaders can contribute more substantially.

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Proposed TRIO Cut Jeopardizes At-Risk Students’ Future

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Cutting it would not only limit college access for more than 880,000 students — it would also weaken America. For America to stay competitive, we must remain committed to college access. With their support, I was able to achieve professional success in ways that weren’t accessible to them as women without college degrees.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

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Gavin’s commitment to making the institution more equitable and accessible by expanding its reach into neighboring communities began before he started his role. “I Once students enroll at Delta, Raube’s priority is to ensure that student support services and resources are accessible to them.

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