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I would not be here without mentors and allies who saw in me what I didnt always see in myself. Now, I see mentorship as reciprocala process where both mentor and mentee learn and grow. I began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. One of Leyva’s active research projects is Transformative Inclusion in Postsecondary STEM (TIPS).

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AUGUST 15, 2024

McMickens credits his parents — Linda Gregory McMickens and the late Bobby Louis McMickens — with teaching him about hard work, integrity, respect for others, and spirituality. I am passionate about teaching, learning, and exploring ways that education can positively influence one’s life.”

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The presence of Black educators not only serves to motivate and inspire Black students but also enriches the learning environment for all students by bringing diverse perspectives and teaching styles that foster a more inclusive and engaging educational experience. In the fall semester, 66.67% of the students had GPAs between 3.6

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Yet another noticed anti-Black racism increase at their institution when the university publicly declared its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). So, you can be mentoring these students … and being an advisor, and all of those things, and it gets placed in this nice little bucket called service. Neither does teaching.

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MAY 5, 2025

Together, we challenge monolithic notions of leadership and identity, paving the way for a more inclusive and diverse future. She embodies resilience, teaching me what it means to push forward in the face of adversity. I value a collaborative and inclusive leadership style.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Pardis Mahdavi For this alliance officials deemed transformative, the university plans to extend its educational offerings to A2MEND students, advisors, and mentors through the introduction of the Partnership Award. Award amounts will vary depending on program and incoming student status.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. in political science from Binghamton University and secured a tenure-track teaching position at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2018. When he is not teaching, Mark is running URI’s Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

Diversity in representation not only enriches the educational experience but also provides necessary role models and mentors who understand and can empathize with the unique obstacles faced by students from underrepresented populations. The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The program, which will eventually expand to include six scholars, will give fellows financial support for their research and teaching, as well as mentoring, networking, and community over a six-year term. But, without minoritized teachers and mentors, it will be hard to get students from under-represented backgrounds involved.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

We use languages that are not inclusive. Dr. Leslie Gonzales, an associate professor in the higher, adult, and lifelong learning unit at Michigan State University, has been a mentor to Hall. We have to figure out a way to educate university folks to be more inclusive,” said Hall, citing training tools like undocumented ally training.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

While MCC’s own equity audit showed that the college was taking significant steps to promote inclusivity in learning, the audit found a perceived lack of infrastructure that formally institutionalizes systems, processes, communication, programming, and accountability metrics for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

This lack of representation has long been blamed as a pipeline problem — that there are fewer women receiving STEM PhDs and therefore fewer candidates to teach. Although women publish less than men, they do more of the sort of necessary work that isn’t respected by promotion boards, like mentoring and service activities.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. in political science from Binghamton University and secured a tenure-track teaching position at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2018. When he is not teaching, Mark is running URI’s Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Steele describes going to conferences with few sessions centering on Black women and having trouble finding mentors. “We Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. One time, she was teaching an evening class, and a white custodian asked why she was in the building.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Virginia Tech Career Mentors: Dr. Karen Eley Sanders, Dr. Aubrey Knight, Dr. Azziza Bankole, Dr. Shelvy Campbell-Monroe, and Carol Lynn Maxwell-Thompson, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

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JUNE 28, 2023

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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APRIL 24, 2024

He appreciated the impact that peer mentors had on him and became a peer advisor as a sophomore. I also worked as a study consultant, where I was able to empower some of my peers by teaching them effective study strategies and time management scheduling.” Mentors go through a week of training prior to new student orientation.

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MAY 20, 2024

The Leadership Alliance is a consortium of 41 leading research and teaching colleges, universities, and private industry dedicated to increasing the participation of underrepresented and underserved students in Ph.D. Vartan Gregorian, founded The Leadership Alliance. training programs.

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JULY 5, 2023

Glenn Gilyot Institution:  University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate Program:   Chemistry PhD , Graduate Minor: College Teaching , Graduate Certificate: Science Outreach Education:  Xavier University of Louisiana, Chemistry B.S. Mentors:  Candace Lawrence, PhD (Xavier University of Louisiana); Timothy Glass, Ph.D.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, it is necessary to recognize the fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action, which continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape. This means seeing Black history and culture represented in the courses they take and the professors who teach them.

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JULY 5, 2023

Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology Mentors: Dr. Alan Erera and Dr. Alejandro Toriello, H. Banerjee excels at both teaching and research, according to Dr. Damon P. Williams, associate dean for inclusive excellence in the College of Engineering at Georgia Tech. Operations Research Education: B.S.,

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JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. They have done that often with the support of the professionals who work in those offices who helped to teach them and develop their activism.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

communication, University of Southern California Career mentors: Dr. Sarah Banet-Weiser, University of Southern California; Dr. Radhika Parameswaran, Indiana University; and Dr. Sue Zaeske, University of Wisconsin-Madison Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Enjoy every stage of your academic career. “I

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. The peer mentors are recruited from UCLA’s undergraduate student body and are usually former participants in AAP. With that kind of structure and those kinds of environments we create.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith teaches graduate courses but is interested in teaching an undergraduate honors class on education philanthropy. He says he teaches how he wants to be taught with students learning not only from the professor, but also from each other. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. We evolved our mentoring program so that it better serves the students we are supporting at this time,” says Valencia. The opposite is true for Leyva.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen. Those freshmen remained bonded and, in time, became mentors. Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling.

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MARCH 29, 2024

“There’s a tension — as a Black person, or a queer person — I shouldn’t have to be the person to teach you [about those identities],” says Washington. As he contemplates retiring after 40 years in higher education, he acknowledges the scores of mentors who led him on his path, and the mentees he hopes will carry the baton into the future.

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JULY 16, 2023

Part of the fellowship involved mentoring three undergraduate researchers, assisting them in designing experiments and teaching them synthetic techniques. This fall, Gilyot will take his considerable knowledge and training to his new faculty position at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, where he will conduct research and teach.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

A&T is very strong on teaching our students how to be effective and critical thinkers, and also taking what they learn in the classroom and in laboratories and applying it to real world applications and solving real world problems,” he says. A&T, where he found his life’s passion as an undergraduate. There is a focus on cyber defense.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

But] I had a mentor who said, ‘That’s why I think you need to go to grad school and study these issues, so that you can help people. ’” Chambers reluctantly applied to the University of Illinois—her mentor’s alma mater. The mentor drove Chambers nine hours to campus. “She set up this whole itinerary for me,” said Chambers. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

When she arrived at Mary Baldwin, her vision included getting to know the community, elevating existing programs, and supporting the school’s diversity and inclusivity. Diversity and inclusivity are priorities for Fox. Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I I also like breadth and depth,” Fox said.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Response to the pandemic In 2022, Claflin, an HBCU institution in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was an AACN Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability in Nursing Education Lectureship Award Winner. She also encourages nurses of color she meets at various events and offers to mentor individuals who are considering entering academia.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We place people anywhere from UBS (financial services) to someone who decided to take a risk and start a business through our Center for Entrepreneurship where they were mentored,” he says.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Educational Leadership and Higher Education, University of NebraskaLincoln Career mentors: Dr. Brian McGowan, American University; Dr. Kimberly A. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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