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Researcher-Mentor Challenges Students to Pursue Purpose

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shana Stoddard, who is being commended for that passion through the 2023 Council on Undergraduate Research’s Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award. in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on special education from Freed-Hardeman University, and a B.S. I’m gifted in teaching, mentoring, and encouraging. She holds a Ph.D.

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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.

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An Equity and Access Champion

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educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Alberta M. Dueñas says her work calls upon “researchers, educators, [and] even, at times, policymakers to think about the ways in which policies, curriculums, rules, bylaws.

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Close the Gap Foundation Kicks Off the 5th Annual Social Impact Fellowship in Partnership with Airbnb, Supercharged with AI Augmented Custom Curriculum

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This event introduced 36 first-generation, low-income high school students and their mentors from across California, Oregon, and Washington, who will embark on a three-month immersive experience aimed at driving positive change in their communities. The company has provided refurbished laptops to support the Fellows' work. "We’re

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

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All of the students will take the aforementioned computational thinking assessment which will help to inform what version of a computer science curriculum they will receive. The curriculum will be personalized to each student based on their ability level which will be approximated based on the assessment.

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New Partnership Aims to Diversify Medical Device Sales

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It goes beyond teaching concepts, and theory and procedures, they act as a mentor to help students understand how to set themselves up for success in the industry,” said Allen. The institutions are combining their talents to create a 12-week certification course that will teach students how to use and sell medical devices.

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Dr. Timothy Alvarez Retires from Otero College in Purpose, with Satisfaction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Timothy Alvarez’s life is a living example of the importance of mentors in higher education. million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. He did not have mentors until he propelled himself back to college at age 32.

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