Educational leadership, Equity and First generation

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., funded by the Alfred P.

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Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

First generation college students navigate multifaceted and intersectional identities while contending with the barriers related to those identities and social circumstances. Higher education leadership must emphasize its key role in a vision of a society that centers, involves and supports people in the community.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

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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Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

I intentionally mentor others, helping them navigate the challenges of higher education leadership and empowering them to take ownership of their journeys. These experiences have given me a unique lens through which I approach leadership, prioritizing equity, access, and the holistic well-being of our students.

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Dr. Dyonne Bergeron Appointed CDO and Vice Chancellor for DEI at UC Irvine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. in speech communication from Louisiana State University.

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AASCU President Dr. Mildred García Appointed Chancellor of the California State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2023

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve as CSU chancellor allows me to continue my deep commitment to serving the new majority of students – low-income, first-generation, and/or students of color –and to expand their access to postsecondary education.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

Louisville native Dr. Jabani Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist, yoga instructor, community-engaged educator, leadership consultant, dancer, and mama. She is also the first Black and openly queer director in the University of Louisville Women’s Center’s 30-year history.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López "I've been in the classroom on and off, but I've been supporting youth and students in different ways throughout that time,” says López, who is starting a new chapter of her career as a tenured associate professor in educational leadership and policy in the University of Arizona College of Education.

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Charleston Named Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2024

in educational leadership and policy analysis from UW–Madison’s School of Education. The first-generation college graduate served as UW–Madison’s deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, vice provost, and chief diversity officer for the past three years. Mnookin.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty take pride in their work to advance educational access and success for students from all walks of life. Many are first-generation college students, work while attending school part-time, and have parenting responsibilities. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

LaVar Charleston studied public relations, marketing, educational leadership and policy analysis. Eventually, both became Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leaders. The effort was quite simple: to improve the Black male educational pipeline. At the beginning, their academic journeys followed different trajectories.

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Scholarship America Announces New Trustee Angel B. Pérez

Scholarship America

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Angel Pérez is a renowned national leader and noted speaker on issues of education equity, access, and success in American education who brings a valuable perspective to our advocacy efforts supporting students from diverse backgrounds,” said Mike Nylund, president and CEO of Scholarship America.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

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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Is the Future of Black Excellence and Tradition at Our HBCUs Secure?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

They have generated leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, groundbreaking artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists who shaped the Black experience and the fabric of American society. Dr. Patricia Green-Powell is Professor of Educational Leadership at Florida A&M University. Dr. Adriel A.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Dr. Dyonne Bergeron Appointed CDO and Vice Chancellor for DEI at UC Irvine

AASCU President Dr. Mildred García Appointed Chancellor of the California State University

Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Charleston Named Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence

Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

Scholarship America Announces New Trustee Angel B. Pérez

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

Is the Future of Black Excellence and Tradition at Our HBCUs Secure?

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