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Cultivating a Culture of Connection and Care for the Changing Terrain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A “new norm” has taken flight in doing business with our nation’s colleges. Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. No president, dean, or department chair conducts the work of all or a part of the college alone.

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Life: Navigating Unanticipated Adversities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As one example, the average age of doctoral students in the Kansas State University Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) is 51 years old. It takes fostering an open door for communication and keeping students and professors informed about mental health resources available to them. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Helping Student Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ja’Bette Lozupone Title: Director of Student Affairs, Montgomery College Age: 41 Education: B.A., communications, Hood College; M.A., communications, Hood College; and D.O.L., She decided to further her studies at Montgomery College, her local community college. I had big dreams for myself.”

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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Research shows that having role models of the same race and ethnicity with whom you identify directly correlates and contributes to pursuit of and achievement in academic and professional endeavors,” says Kelly Grossman, communications and development manager at HISPA.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Long Beach College Promise is another Latino-serving program in which students are tracked from the K-12 system (the Long Beach Unified School District), through community college, and into CSULB to make sure students are fully supported through all the educational pathways. Morishita, interim president at CSULA. Dr. Janine E.

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Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress

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Articulate inclusive vision Develop executive understanding Engage governing bodies Develop DEIJ infrastructure and resourcing Integrate stakeholder voices in planning Select metrics and outcomes Set and communicate accountability. -->. -->. --> Reimagine institutional administration. -->. -->. -->. Mid-level leadership.

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Higher Ed Leaders Offer Strategies Improving Faculty and Staff Well-Being

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Director of Leadership Development and Talent Management, Montgomery County Community College; and Jacqueline Bichsel, Ph.D., The CUPA-HR research aligns with what Hobdy has personally observed at Montgomery County Community College. Kelly Crace, Ph.D., Director of Research, CUPA-HR. last year and 3.7%

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