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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To state the obvious, it is vital that administrators recruit and retain more Black STEM professionals in STEM and in the curriculum, particularly math and sciences courses in K-12 and in STEM majors. CURRICULUM MODIFICATIONS. Then Black students can aspire to become STEM professionals. Older achievers (i.e.,

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They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Group counseling. Use group work (counseling) for Black boys and young men to come together in community to discuss topics related not only to their backgrounds, but also academics, careers, and mental health challenges. Invite Black men from the community into the classroom and counseling groups to discuss their experiences.

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Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From curriculum to campus culture, intentionality drives design. Bonner II is Professor and Endowed Chair in Educational Leadership and Counseling, and Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the MACH-III Center at Prairie View A&M University. And its not just about who we educate, but how we educate. Dr. Fred A. Dr. Adriel A.

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The Master Schedule and Career/College Curriculum

Counselors' Corner

Still, its one of those things many of us have to deal with-- so, as we tell our students, its time to make lemonade on lemons.

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Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ifill previously served as the seventh president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) for nearly a decade. The center's work will be organized around four pillars: Law & Policy, Education and Curriculum, Art, Imagination, and Narrative, and Democratic Institutions. Jordan, Jr.,

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Meanwhile, research increasingly shows that comprehensive support services like counseling, basic needs assistance, and mental health care directly impact student achievement, especially for historically underserved populations.

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Mental Health Counseling: Time to Assess

Counselors' Corner

The COVID crisis threw a lot of things into disarray, from families to schools to school counseling curricula. In addition, many counseling offices put together post-COVID mental health programming that was needed to help students remember how to do school in person, and how to move past the isolating effects of the pandemic.