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AASCU Selects 26 Higher Education Leaders for 2025 Millennium Leadership Initiative Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 26 senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2025-2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative, as the premier leadership development program continues its mission to diversify college and university presidencies.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in educational leadership. Her current work extends beyond the classroom, as she actively supports and teaches study abroad programs in the Caribbean and Africa, helping students expand their global perspectives and gain a deeper appreciation for different cultures. It wasnt a role she was chasing, but an opportunity she welcomed.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During interviews with Diverse over the years, AAPI presidents and others have attributed the scarcity in part to the so-called bamboo ceiling phenomenon a misconception that AAPI people lack the assertiveness for leadership roles. Its a matter of not just educating our own community but also reversing the perceptions about us.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While efforts are aplenty to help community colleges adopt discrete strategies that research shows to be effective, not enough is being done to find and develop leaders who can ensure that needed institution-wide change is implemented. Why should new reform efforts focus on leadership? Yet, we cannot keep up with demand.

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Cultivating a Culture of Connection and Care for the Changing Terrain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Perspectives and expectations based on work from home that began during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned changes in communicating, teaching, and engaging. Added to the work-from-home ethos is a changing culture as younger generations move into senior leadership positions. In-person relationships are being displaced by virtual engagement.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An expert on Asian American media and activism, Lopez teaches courses like “Race and Media” but to also administer the day-to-day Asian American Studies Program, which is small but growing by leaps and bounds. I was very excited to step in[to] a leadership position like this, and I love it. It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For instance, partnerships with local community organizations can provide leadership development, internships, and scholarships tailored to Latine learners, while fostering a connection to space and place and bolstering a learner’s sense of belonging. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices.

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