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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

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Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul. She was the 2022 President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).

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Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship

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candidate studying educational leadership & policy analysis and gender & women studies. He is also a research associate in Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB), where he researches Black men identities, feminism, and masculinity. “I Wallace is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D.

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KRISTINA LONDY

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Kristina Londy Kristina Londy has been named director of student success and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California.

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The Missing Paradigm: Concordance Between Cultural Responsiveness and Institutional Policies and Practices

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Recognizing and valuing this diversity is the cornerstone of cultivating an inclusive learning environment in the community college setting. In an era of increasing diversity and globalization, institutions are challenged to foster environments that are not only fair and just but also inclusive of diverse cultural perspectives.

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E. CHERYL PONDER

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Cheryl Ponder has been named assistant vice chancellor for advocacy, inclusion, and support programs in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Oklahoma.

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

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My experience highlights the urgent need for educational institutions to address and combat linguistic discrimination and cultural erasure. We must create inclusive environments where students from diverse backgrounds feel valued and heard. Nelson Pham is a currently a Ph.D.

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

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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.