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LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That was really all about the presidency, and I realized that I didn’t want to be a president, and that was fine, and I got a lot out of the institute,” Berg recalls of his early exposure to leadership development programs. His path to leading LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education was serendipitous.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I dont take for granted that Ive had so many mentors and people that have come before me who believed in me when I may not necessarily have believed in myself, she emphasizes. Im just so blessed to be able to give to higher education in such a dynamic way, she says.

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The Architect of Change 

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith-Murry places a high value on professional development. One of his most notable accomplishments includes securing a $150,000 Johnson & Johnson grant to enhance Career Services at Morehouse School of Medicine. Smith-Murry views medical education as a dynamic ecosystem,” Jones says.

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), a national nonprofit founded in the 1980s, has secured a three-year grant totaling $400,000 from the Mellon Foundation to boost the number of educators in the humanities participating in leadership development training.

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TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide

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In a week that blended policy immersion, leadership development, and the power of personal testimony, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) hosted its first-ever TRIO Future Leaders Summit (TFLS) , an initiative that brought 30 TRIO students from across the United States and its territories to the nation’s capital from April 13–17.

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Howard University Partners with 360 NIL Group to Boost Athletic Recruitment Through Name, Image, Likeness Deals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eric Grant, a Mecca Society board member, said the partnership will help Howard "move swiftly and strategically" in the competitive NIL landscape. Many historically Black institutions have struggled to match the NIL resources available at predominantly white institutions with larger alumni donor bases and corporate partnerships.

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FAMU Receives $1 Million from The Walt Disney Company to Support Journalism Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of Journalism & Graphic Communication will receive a $1 million multi-year grant from Disney to support journalism students, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. ABC News President and FAMU alum Kimberly Godwin announced the grant at FAMU’s Homecoming Convocation in October.