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From president "designee" to president in three years

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The move was part of an executive transition plan that also involved promoting Lau to executive vice president of the two-year college and informally making her “president designee.” ” While it’s common for colleges and universities to have detailed executive transition plans, Parkland’s process is unusual.

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How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Astin’s Four Critical Years: Effects of College on Beliefs, Attitudes and Knowledge (1977) and its sequel What Matters in College: Four Critical Years Revisited (1993), and Ernest T. Terenzini’s How College Affects Students (originally published in 1991 and revised in 2005 and updated in 2016 by Matthew J.

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New Report Highlights Challenges and Solutions for Black Students in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the research, public 4-year institutions support less than half (42%) of Black students to complete degrees within six years, and only 21% of Black students at public community colleges complete degrees within three years. The City University of New York's Black Male Initiative is another featured success story.