Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Steele describes going to conferences with few sessions centering on Black women and having trouble finding mentors. “We Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Hall began hosting bi-weekly bonfires in her backyard for her fellow new hires and other young faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. He did not have mentors until he propelled himself back to college at age 32.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. But even before she began teaching at the collegiate level in 2016, López taught and mentored youth. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Dr. Carl B. Dr. Terry Calaway is president emeritus, Johnson County Community College (KS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Dr. Victor B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

As Turner Kelly recalls, that year many Black faculty members were called upon to make statements and became de facto representatives of their institution’s commitment to diversity by virtue of their identity. Fries-Britt said that, when she first became a faculty member, she was struck by the culture of bullying that existed in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner, who will retire at the end of this academic year after nine years as president of Buffalo State, has had a stellar 43-year career as a faculty member and administrator. In addition, her administration has advanced civic engagement across campus with co-curricular activities and service learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The office offers academic and financial support, faculty and resource connections, and peer mentorship. If we train mentors to know about the resources on campus, know about housing, life, and other offices, then they can give that information to their mentees. Vanessa Ford, senior university director at the Mentor Collective.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. So far, administrators have already set aside over 6,000 square feet of space to house the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

in athletic administration from GSU, and an MBA from Kennesaw State University. Per the advice of a mentor, he picked being travel coordinator over academic adviser at GSU to get a better understanding of budgets and money and to have more doors in the sports world open to him. White holds a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the days following her suicide, Moseley went on paid administrative leave while the school hired a a third party to review “potential personnel issues and concerns.” Bonnie has been a supporter, mentor, coach, and friend to so many,” said Dr. Terrell L. This is all documented and emails sent.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to experts in higher ed administrative diversity, the top two posts of minority serving institutions are routinely filled by people from minoritized backgrounds, but it remains vanishingly rare among PWIs. Experts and administrators agreed that a major problem is the lack of diverse candidates in the pipeline.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

She was a mentor, an advisor, a guide, a mother figure, and a champion to so many people. People are leaders in the profession today because of her mentoring and her coaching. Powell was president of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), where she was also given the John L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Dozens of panel and plenary sessions were offered at this year’s meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) including a panel titled, “Historic Role of University Presidents in Shaping Racial Policies and Practice,” and keynotes by David Hogg and Jaclyn Corin, co-founders of the March for Our Lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Dr. Lorelle Espinosa Velez hopes that faculty, administrators and policy makers at graduate schools read the report, recognize the barriers that exist for Black and Hispanic STEM PhD students and make an effort to remove those barriers. Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Administrators and faculty members are responsible for confronting these unjust behaviors head-on. These include mentoring programs, language support groups, and counseling services that address their unique challenges. Representation Matters : Increase the representation of linguistically diverse faculty and staff.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Smith says Claflin nursing faculty have gone above and beyond to offer psychosocial support to the students. She credits the faculty for creating an environment where students feel safe discussing their concerns while continuing their education with sustained quality. MacNeil School of Nursing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Lesley Shawler Title: Assistant Professor, School of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences; Faculty Supervisor, Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Southern Illinois University Age: 38 Education: B.A., psychology, California State University, Sacramento; M.A., psychology, California State University, Sacramento; Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2022

She encourages young faculty to focus on the stories they want to tell. Her distinct impact is valued by JCSU faculty and administration. “Dr. Another current project is a short film that will document the stories of women who have been part of the JCSU faculty and staff for over 30 years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2023

In 2018, Diverse published a story about prominent scholars who were mentored by her. Shalala served as Secretary of Health and Human Services during Bill Clinton's administration and served one term in Congress, representing the 27th Congressional District in Florida. "I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003. She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. This may include mentoring, training workshops, executive education programs, and job rotations. Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional. Ye ("Last Call”, 2004) “I ain't play the hand I was dealt, I changed my cards. I prayed to the skies and I changed my stars.” Dr. Jeremy C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

That philosophy, Mims says, enabled her to go from being an intern within the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans during the Obama Administration to becoming assistant director of the initiative. “I Title: Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology Tenured: No Age: 33 Education: B.A.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

I'm a former foster child, and I'm a student who struggled with food insecurities and housing insecurities, and I'm a first-generation college student, but I went to Sac State and it was an environment where I had mentors and people who supported me, and programs and services that I benefited from,” Wood said in an interview with Diverse.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips Health care administration programs are increasingly attractive to both students and employers. Here are four components of a successful health care administration program—and profiles of five institutions succeeding in this market.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

“It was like, ‘I gotta do this school thing so I can get a job and when there's time, I'll feed the creative part of my spirit.’” Livingston received his master’s degree in higher education administration from Columbia University, a second master's degree from Harvard University in learning and teaching, and his Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

She was taken into an administrative office and questioned why she had applied to a major she wasn’t physically capable of doing. She added that Jamal-Eddine may face resistance because nursing faculty don’t like hearing they practice and perpetuate ableism. “I in Nursing with a Certificate in Disability Ethics Education: B.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., As Gonzalez completes his graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in California, he is preparing to defend his dissertation before departing for a faculty position this fall at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

communication, University of Southern California Career mentors: Dr. Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California; Dr. Radhika Parameswaran, Indiana University; and Dr. Sue Zaeske, University of Wisconsin-Madison Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Enjoy every stage of your academic career.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

Dr. Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. Lester saw potential in him and invited him to co-lead.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty. Current faculty is receiving training and development opportunities so they understand how to fully support Hispanic students. Sam Houston’s academic success center offers one-on-one tutoring and mentoring.

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