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Dr. Lester McCorn Selected to Lead Paine College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McCorn is scheduled to take the helm of Paine College in January. I relish the opportunity to collaborate with Paine College's trustees, administrators, alumni, students, faculty, stakeholders, and civic and business leaders to realize our vision for higher education excellence."

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This involved analyzing class schedules, prerequisites, and program requirements to ensure students can progress efficiently toward their degrees. We are attracting talent who see Coppin as a place where they can reach their educational goals is very humbling for me and my faculty and staff.

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was Davis who nominated Thompson for the Urban Educator of the Year award that was presented to her last week in Cancun, Mexico at the International Conference on Urban Education —the biennial convening organized by the Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. They’re on a journey.

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Rutgers Plan to Merge Medical Schools Met with Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jonathan Holloway Faculty concerns and disagreements surrounding a potential merger culminated in a Jul. However, opposing faculty argue that such a merger would provide little benefit for clinical care and medical education, given that the two schools collaborate anyway.

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Fellowship Program Highlights the Work of Disabled Scholar-Activists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the following 10 months, the fellows participated in meetings with their faculty mentors and optional monthly cohort-wide calls to discuss their progress. One of the fellows, Bowen Cho, had been attempting to complete their project since early 2020, but had struggled to find collaborators — as disabled scholars often do, they said.

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Removing Enrollment Barriers: Actionable Strategies at Every Level

Civitas Learning

A lot can stand in the way of a students decision to enroll for the next termfrom a required course not being offered to scheduling conflicts with work. Advisors, faculty, and staff need a holistic view of a students experienceacademic progress, goals, challenges, and engagementso they can intervene early and offer proactive support.