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Duke University Uses Peer Mentorship to Support First-Generation, Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The office offers academic and financial support, faculty and resource connections, and peer mentorship. I’m a product of intensive mentorship,” said Ford, adding the mentorship she received was crucial to her enjoyment of her time in college, and she was keen to share that with her students. “I’m

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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. But this idea that ‘I’m your boss, and I can tell you what to do and therefore I own you’ — no, the institution should not be run like a plantation.”

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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A review of the literature helped the researchers identify what Dr. Kimberly Underwood, chair of the University of Phoenix’s Center for Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Research, called bright spots in both post-secondary education and the workplace. Mentorship programs and networks need to be formalized,” he continued. “We

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are 116 community colleges in California. Dr. Su Jin Jez Jez says the three-year transfer rate is about 13% for men and 17% for women, and the differential holds across most racial and ethnic groups. For Latinx men, it is 10% versus 14% for Latinx women. There is also a gap in bachelor’s degree attainment, 35% for men and 40% for women.

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Explore Mental Health Career Paths with Active Minds’ New Career Exploration Tool

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Find jobs, mentorship, networking opportunities, and other resources that nurture your passion for mental health. The question that is top of mind for most young professionals is, “What career path is best for me?” A defining moment of adulthood is deciding on a career path to pursue.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mentorship, Community Building, & Collaborative Partnerships : Encouraging administrators to establish mentorship programs and affinity groups can facilitate connections and provide spaces for minoritized students to share experiences, challenges, and successes. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

are African American men and what can be done to improve that number. I wanted to know how we could get more into schools, but I also wanted to know what was keeping them out, why they’ve decided not to continue if they started, and what do they perceive to be some of the challenges, issues, points of engagement for teacher education.”