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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Cluster hiring instantly injects diversity into departments that have little, while making the experience easier for minoritized faculty members. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and is scheduled to screen at the St.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Teacher-Researcher Crafts More Efficient Transportation Systems

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams said some faculty members become such experts in their field that they forget what it is like to learn as novices. As they explored things such as changing school start times and bus schedules, he saw the equity issues that could arise. Banerjee said he chose Georgia Tech because of the faculty and advisors with whom he works.

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Replacing Affirmative Action with ‘Positive Practices’

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For example, start by having students write an initial draft of their potential college admission essay on the first day of high school and schedule updates with experiences throughout the school years, up until the student submits a completed essay with their college applicaitons. Concerned alumni groups. Coordinated scholarly presentations.

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Immigrant Doctoral Candidate Manifests Value of Representation

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A Latino student researching a university department observed that hardly any of the faculty had backgrounds similar to his own. “I Carlos Galan “I was afforded opportunities to navigate higher education because of the presence of faculty of color, because of the presence of Latino faculty,” Galan said. students. “I

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Classes are scheduled at times that are convenient for students, and students can attend part-time or full-time. Public opinion surveys generally give the institutions high marks for the quality of their faculty and programs. Community colleges provide an affordable option; nearly half of all college students in the U.S. attend them.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

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Lieberman aimed to raise $125 million and achieved $128 million a year ahead of schedule. To accomplish the goals that the fundraising will enable, she sees it as essential that the faculty, staff and board work collaboratively on the visioning for the university. This includes creating new means for retention.