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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 1993, the federal government issued what we consider the most equitable and culturally responsive definition for advanced learners. These children and youth exhibit high performance capability in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas, possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. Originally designed as an annual conference for CPI institutions, UNITE quickly evolved into the premier space for HBCUs to gather, collaborate, and push the boundaries of what's possible.

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Leading From the Intersection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you look up the book definition of intersectionality, you can identify the sociological framework suggested by Kimberl Crenshaw in the 1980s that explains how complex power structures of individuals and groups combine, or intersect, in patterns of discrimination and privilege across multiple factors such as gender, race, and class.

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Impact the Student Outcomes that Matter Most: Introducing the Multi Outcome Framework

Civitas Learning

Without collaboration and a unified view of student data, they only see fragments of the bigger picture. This approach allows a broadened focus and can quickly adapt as your definitions of success evolve. Advance Fundraising Efforts: Development teams can strengthen alumni engagement and donor outreach.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. I know there are students out there that could definitely succeed, they just need the resources.

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Foundation, the BMRI amplifies collaborative thought leadership and social justice and strives to counter conflicting narratives, distrust, and ambiguity with a clear, authoritative voice on the experiences of Black men. Funded by a $1.4 million grant from the Andrew W.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From the start, applicants are asked about matters of leadership, community, and impact on Columbia and beyond, Crawford says. definitely sets this fellowship apart,” Williams says. Fellows are expected to engage with and give back to the campus community. Cohorts range from 17 to 20 fellows each and draw graduates from several HBCUs.