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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., Move it forward—disrupt it.

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Dr. Toby S. Jenkins, University of South Carolina

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jenkins has worked in higher education for 25 years serving several campuses across the country including Penn State University, Semester at Sea, George Mason University, and the University of Hawaii. Jenkins other community outreach initiatives won awards from the President of the United States and the Governor of Maryland.

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Josephine O. Ibironke

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a founding faculty member of University of Pikeville’s Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO), Ibironke co-developed the college’s didactic and clinical pediatric optometry curriculum and created its Leadership in Healthcare course sequence, all while serving as an advisor to students. Josephine O. Ibironke Josephine O.

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Exploring the Roots of Racial Bias

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miao Qian Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy Age: 32 Education: B.A., Her lab actively does community outreach to collaborate with schools and community partners like EmbraceRace, an organization that supports parents in raising children to be informed and thoughtful about race.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. Now we’re trying to measure and understand how our faculty and staff are engaged.

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Conway-Turner: From First-Gen Student to 43-Year Career Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Katherine Conway-Turner does her utmost to maximize the power and purpose of public higher education. Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner Her understanding of the impact of education comes from personal experience. It has been part of my focus to really engage our students in civic and community work.”

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