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HBCUs Can Help Reverse the Black College Enrollment Recession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the country’s largest champion of the Black college community, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has awarded more than $500 million in scholarships and leadership development to HBCU students. This shortfall will make it even more difficult for HBCUs to pick up the slack.

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Dr. Roberta Waite

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Waite created the Macy Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program, an interdisciplinary program for students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions and the School of Public Health, focusing on leadership development while concurrently fostering critical consciousness using a social justice lens.

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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Succession planning is a collaborative effort involving university and community stakeholders. Succession planning in universities typically involves multiple levels, including: • Executive leadership: Identifying and grooming potential successors for critical executive positions, such as the president, provost, and vice president.

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HBCUs: Beacons of Opportunity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DevCon increased TMCF’s capacity to identify and develop high-potential talent. TMCF’s work matters more because, in addition to providing critical support for HBCUs and HBCCs, advocating for their interests, developing leaders, and creating an equitable society, it honors the legacy of Thurgood Marshall.

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Developing Future Leaders

Steve Keating

Some qualities to look for include: Strong communication skills The ability to motivate and inspire others A clear vision for the future The ability to think strategically and make decisions The ability to work well under pressure The ability to build relationships and collaborate with others Create a leadership development program.

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

HISPA’s Leadership Workshop was developed in 2012 in collaboration with the Governor’s Hispanic Fellows Program and sponsored and overseen by the New Jersey Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development. Corporations and businesses want to have people from their background working with them.”

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Effective principal leadership drives district success. These barriers might be holding your principals back.

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Most Training Offerings Don’t Focus on Leadership Competencies Problem: Many district-led principal development offerings overemphasize school-specific or education-focused topics, like instructional expertise, rather than equipping principals with essential leadership skills.