Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., At the campus level, Gomez is faculty advisor for the student organization Semillas de Centro America, which seeks to sustain a supportive community for Central American students and community members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

sociology, emphasis in Black studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Career mentors: Christine Rodriguez, J.D., At the campus level, Gomez is faculty advisor for the student organization Semillas de Centro America, which seeks to sustain a supportive community for Central American students and community members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2025

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

For Dr. Lauren Christine Mims, few challenges are more important in public education than creating spaces for Black students to flourish and thrive. Colleagues and students hail Mims for shifting the focus away from viewing Black students, parents, and families through a deficit lens. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. Strayhorn, a professor at Illinois State University and included student affairs leaders—all board members of the Dr. Melvin C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. 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. I'm a first-generation student. students in STEM.

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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. Among the highlights of his presidency is serving a diverse student population. million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

before she became a full professor and a dean, before she published the book that sums up her life's work and her life experience, Terah Venzant Chambers was shaking in a pew. There were so few Black students , ” s aid Chambers. Minoritized students also bear community costs, feelings of disconnection from others of their background.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

What Chua had intended as a semi-comedic study of parenting at a cultural intersection quickly became a hotly contested book. “A If you actually read the book, you realize that it gets really complicated. Students confirm that Chua is deeply interested in all of her pupils, regardless of their politics or beliefs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Many of these students face economic hardships, insufficient access to mentorship, and a lack of preparatory resources, all of which contribute to their struggle in navigating the medical education landscape. This opportunity exemplifies the importance of structured programs designed to support aspiring medical students. Dr. Marcus A.

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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. Dr. Robert T.

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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 And by providing support, mentoring, and a ready-made network of peers, clusters can help minoritized faculty avoid burnout and stay in their roles. The experience was isolating. Dr. Candace N. Hall Dr. Candace N.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2022

“One of the goals I’m trying to achieve is to portray our lives outside of the classroom to humanize our experience and to show that many of our contributions actually happen outside of the classroom in the research that we do, in the work that we publish and the work that we do with students,” she says. Lima-Neves has lived in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2023

When I was a grade school student, music classes (i.e., And for most of us, many of these composers were new to us because they were then absent from our music history books from the repertoire that we learned as students,” said Montgomery. There are many different types of mentors,” Montgomery said. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

The first, the Educational Preparedness Program (EPP) , offers courses, academic support, and career-building resources to currently and formerly incarcerated (CFI) students. The program makes available “blended courses” that bring CFI students and Marquette undergrads into the same classrooms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Over the past three years, she has spearheaded impressive initiatives at the university that now touts an enrollment of more than 14,000 students. “As Early on, the university welcomed Black students—several from families comprising the Old Settlers community—at a time when many colleges and universities were reluctant to do so.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2023

I hope the students who study with me don’t just stop at learning about the violence, but what we can do to support each other. They expose students to different fields.” Lee said that she has been blessed with amazing mentors. For her first book, A History of Asian American Theatre (2006), she interviewed over 70 people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

University of Maryland Career mentors: Claudia Coen, Irby Lovette, John Hermanson, and Dan Riskin, all at Cornell University; Brock Fenton, Western University; Jerry Wilkinson, University of Maryland; Rachel Page, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Damien Farine Jr., He read every book he could on the species.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. A number of them mentor budding scientists of color at a time when the scientific sphere remains overwhelmingly white and male. of the population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

counselor education & supervision, The Ohio State University Career mentors: Dr. James L. Mayes has excelled as a scholar and researcher to the extent that she has published over 44 peer-reviewed articles and 18 book chapters. middle school math & social studies education, University of Missouri, Columbia; M.Ed., Dr. Renae D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

This is rooted in the book The Nature of Prejudice by Dr. Gordon Allport in 1954. Qian is continuing this investigation in her lab, where she worked with two graduate students and five undergraduates in the fall semester. “We Slowik anticipates Qian will take on a research mentor role with the doctoral students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Serving that ideal, and serving Earlham’s students and faculty, is why I am so excited to become part of the community.” He advocates for first-generation, low-income students, participating in the establishment of the Penn First Plus Office and launching a student advisory board in 2018 to provide a voice for FGLI students in the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

In an era when so many faculty and young scholars are trying to just focus on their scholarship or focus on writing the book, Everrett is that rare individual who can bring it all together.” In his role as provost faculty fellow, Smith advises and guides the design and direction of academic and student success initiatives. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

In other words, I erroneously thought students across the country had Black teachers. He spent time with students, created after school programs, and encouraged us to do well academically as it would create career and financial opportunities. grade skipped, an A student, Spelling Bee winner) to please my mother. and Rosa Parks.

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

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. Dr. Shaun Harper I was editor-in-chief of The Student Voice , ASU’s official undergraduate student newspaper for two years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

There are specific skills that need to be taught, to be trained, but we don’t need to do that with the same plays, the same books. Shaffer as a guiding text, wanting to help his students engage with and think about performance differently. Students can] begin thinking about their own background. Luckett and Dr. Tia M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Matthews in starting what was initially a monthly newsletter on Black Issues In Higher Education , we now know the power of pathways in helping Black boys like me go from being a nerdy high school student in Richmond, Virginia, to a tenured professor at a flagship state university where the governor once stood in the Schoolhouse Door.

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COE

AUGUST 13, 2023

Breaking Barriers in Finance: The Impact of TRIO on Student Support Services Alumna Ashley Thomas August 14, 2023 — by Holly Hexter, Neve Dole B Ashley Thomas spearheaded a strategic collaboration bridging TRIO Programs with Thermo Fisher Scientific. ” Of the outreach, she says, “I just want to make sure it keeps growing.” 

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 12, 2025

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. But even the most capable students can struggle if they don’t have access to basic resources like quiet study spaces, reliable Wi-Fi, group meeting areas, and academic support services. percentage point (PP) lift in persistence Library Resources — 5.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

No matter what happens, keep pushing towards greatness.Career mentors: Dr. Trina Shanks (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor); Dr. Rogerio M. Her trials made her keener than ever to support students from similarly marginalized backgrounds, and she became involved in multiple student affair organizations. or a western country.

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Scholarship America

MARCH 1, 2023

According to Sallie Mae , around 73% of college students received at least one scholarship or grant from their college, from a hometown organization or from a national provider. Get involved College presents a slew of new activities, and those experiences are full of opportunities for you to search out scholarships for college students.

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Student Research Foundation

JANUARY 9, 2025

As you progress through high school, its also important to build strong relationships with teachers, faculty, and other mentors in your life. Resources like practice tests, test prep books, and tutoring services can help you excel. Each students college priorities will be different. Colleges love self-starters!

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COE

AUGUST 26, 2024

For first-generation and low-income students, these programs can be life-changing, offering experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. This program provided students with an unparalleled opportunity to explore the world and their place within it. Learn more about COE’s opportunities for students and recent alumni.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These students don’t fit the mold of a traditional 18- to 22-year-old college student —a majority are older than other students, married with children, twice as likely to have a job off-campus, and have considerable life experience before starting postsecondary school. What are the characteristics of student veterans?

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COE

APRIL 11, 2023

Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students April 11, 2023 — by Holly Hexter Colleges can do more to help first-generation students address mental health challenges as they transition to campus life, an Ohio State University researcher says. Sergeev emigrated to the U.S.

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COE

JUNE 30, 2023

One hundred and thirty-nine high school TRIO students from across the country participated in the National Student Leadership Congress (NSLC) this year in Washington, D.C., the students traveled in counselor-led groups and settled at the American University campus, which served as the host institution for the experience.

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