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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. Dr. Brittany Williams, an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont (UVM), always had a knack for Dr. Brittany Williams learning.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My response included a statement that if offered the job, I would be willing to get into a dunk tank, sell tickets for student scholarships, and challenge my colleagues to join me in the activity. They plan out programs and activities to build community and extended family for students.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While colleges are beginning to support formerly incarcerated students, few have strategies to address the needs of students like Maria loved ones of incarcerated peoplemany of whom are college students themselves. They are caregivers, financial supporters, and students navigating higher education under immense pressure.

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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

students face behind the scenes. Blake's article, "Graduate School and Mental Illness: A Survey of Strategies for Support," underscores the prevalence of mental health struggles among graduate students. students face, particularly concerning chronic illnesses and mental health challenges.

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Professor Binna Kandola states in his article, How Micro-incivilities Can Impact Wellbeing , “The effort it takes – physical and emotional – to deal with micro-incivilities can lead to burnout, depression and reduced performance. The article was unequivocal about what led to such dismal numbers: “…not enough Black Ph.D. Dr. Adriel A.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. Ours is a beautiful, almost 30-year love affair. The IU Higher Education and Student Affairs Program allowed Ph.D.

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Breaking Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., Gonzalez said his immediate goal is to use his dissertation as a foundation to explore how Jotería emerges for queer and trans Latinx students in STEM fields.