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HBCU Leaders Gather to Create Blueprint for Future of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ed Smith-Lewis, senior vice president for strategic partnerships at the United Negro College Fund facilitates a session at the H.E.L.F Pinkard, the former president of Wilberforce University who currently serves as an HBCU presidential fellow at Brown University, said that the convening was informed by "two very, very powerful assumptions.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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Kessler Collaborative Breaks Down Silos to Help First-Generation Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What started as an innovative program to support limited-income and first-generation students at the University of Michigan in 2008 has since grown into a 16-institution collaborative program that has helped hundreds of first-generation students across the country find success in post-secondary education.

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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 community studies, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Jonathan 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 community studies, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Jonathan D.

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UNCF's Career Pathways Initiative and HBCUv Platform are Driving Transformational Change Through Innovation and Alliances

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Funds (UNCF) Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) is leveraging the power of networks, technology and innovation to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) achieve their missions. In 2015, UNCF received a $50 million grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. DIVERSE : You've mentioned collaboration several times in this conversation. Innovation to us is collaboration. That's innovative in itself.