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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2020, we partnered with Intel to introduce the nations first AI and machine learning associates degree and certificate program. By partnering with Intel, our curriculum prepares students for real-world application. Maricopa Community Colleges has been at the forefront of AI. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D I was a first-generation college student, neither of my parents went to college, she says.

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Dr. Donovan Livingston Returns Home, Merging His Hip Hop Self with His College Advisor Self

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Livingston studied history as an undergraduate and volunteered frequently in Durham and Chapel Hill, which introduced him to the world of college advising and supporting first-generation college students. in educational leadership and cultural foundations from UNC Greensboro.

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Diverse Students Are Going Hungry at the Cafeteria Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terry O’Banion Community college students who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, are first generation, and who have not been successful in high school are starving to death trying to find educational sustenance at the cafeteria curriculum. And there are plenty of clues to the nature of that curriculum.

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I'm a former foster child, and I'm a student who struggled with food insecurities and housing insecurities, and I'm a first-generation college student, but I went to Sac State and it was an environment where I had mentors and people who supported me, and programs and services that I benefited from,” Wood said in an interview with Diverse.

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Women in Leadership: Empowering Change across Generations and Cultures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Their leadership provides opportunities for first-generation college students, minority scholars, and women in STREAM fields. These efforts illustrate how womens leadership is reshaping academia into more forward-thinking spaces, and reflecting and the communities they serve. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.