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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

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Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M. Hines and E.C.

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PAUL R. WATSON II

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Watson holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Houghton College and master’s degrees in mathematics education from Syracuse University and in teaching and curriculum from the University of Rochester. Watson II has been appointed president of Michigan’s Kellogg Community College. He earned an Ed.D.

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UNCF Report Examines Black Teacher Pipeline, Offers Best Practices

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The report noted how Black teachers impact Black students’ educational development by serving as role models, improving their educational experience, improving graduation and college enrollment rates, increasing Black students’ reading and mathematics state scores, and increasing end-of-year grades. “To

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

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Sloan Foundation and RTI International have engaged in a study of Black and Hispanic individuals who have achieved PhD degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. They’re sending resources to the HBCU in the form of hardware and other scientific materials they can use in their teaching. …

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MSU Denver Aims to Improve Diversity in Cybersecurity Field

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The Center of Academic Excellence program is designed to ensure that institutions of higher education, their curriculum and their studies are aligned to, what are effectively, best practices in the area of cybersecurity." Its relationship with the NSA goes further. MSU Denver is one of 11 U.S.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

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Teach Black males and their families about the hidden curriculum (e.g., Make the hidden curriculum obvious so that Black families and their sons can take the necessary steps to challenge low expectations, stereotypes, hostility, and racial profiling. Then, as our partners, they can better support their sons.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

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Lehman faculty are encouraged to look through their curriculum and pedagogy to make it more relevant to their Latinx students, in part, through Spanish-language programs and through the school’s Department of Latin American and Latino Studies. So be mindful about what you’re teaching and how you’re managing those classrooms.”

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