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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2014, it became the nation’s largest historically Black college and university (HBCU).

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NC State Alumnus Kevin Howell Named University's 15th Chancellor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also worked as assistant to the chancellor for external affairs from 2006 to 2016 and has held interim roles in university advancement and alumni affairs. His previous experience includes various leadership positions at NC State, including vice chancellor for external affairs, partnerships and economic development from 2018 to 2023.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Founded in 2006, AABHE empowers Black educators, administrators, and scholars through leadership development, networking opportunities, and advocacy for inclusive policies.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

More structured than many traditional student worker positions, this role offers students access to more instructional resources in the classroom, provides students with more access to effective teaching practices, and improves student learning overall (Otero et al., Kisker, C. M., & Brawer, F. The American community college. Pollock, S.,

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When you think about our history, were the first community college in the state of California whose accreditation was revoked, and to go from that in 2006 to be where were at now and to be on the cutting edge, that tells you that transformation can happen, but transformation can happen in communities where we look like the students.

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AAUP Statement Ends Opposition to Academic Boycotts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statement reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts , maintaining that such boycotts are not in themselves violations of academic freedom but can be legitimate tactical responses to conditions that are fundamentally incompatible with the mission of higher education.

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Strategies for Engaging Colleagues Resistant To Adapting Their Approach To Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

One technique, as advocated by DiClemente (2006), is the "foot in the door" approach (p. Foot-in-the-Door Approach Apprehension about change tends to increase with the amount of change under consideration. Therefore, start small. That is where you introduce small changes, opening the door – even a crack – for future changes.

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