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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

faculty, staff, and administrators) are highly underrepresented, which is a crisis. Case studies, biographies, movies, and books about Black males and females overcoming challenges and succeeding in STEM are fundamental resources to use in lesson plans. MENTORING MATTERS. Below, we go deeper and provide recommendations.

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Illuminating Asian American Narratives in Literature and Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, I did not take my first Asian American literature course until my senior year when the department finally hired two new faculty members who specialized in that field. Working with mentor Dr. Laura Hyun Yi Kang,Tran was able to refine my focus and identify U.S. empireas a key organizing rubric for the project.

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D.,

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D.,

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in counseling & human development, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr. Darris Means, Clemson University; Dr. Tiffany J. Although she did not have extensive training in public health, she dove into research, finding books, articles, and speaking circuits to learn more. She gives thanks to her mentors guidance.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

English Writing DePauw University; MA, Ministry Wesley Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University; MFA, Creative Writing (Poetry) Butler University Career mentors: Prof. One of his most notable works is a 2023 book of poems, titled We Be Walkin Blackly in the Deep. Mitchell L. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

English Writing DePauw University; MA, Ministry Wesley Seminary, Indiana Wesleyan University; MFA, Creative Writing (Poetry) Butler University Career mentors: Prof. One of his most notable works is a 2023 book of poems, titled We Be Walkin Blackly in the Deep. Mitchell L. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof.