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

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To be eligible for the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award—named in honor of the former president of APLU who served from 2006 until his retirement in 2022, and was also president of Michigan State University earlier in his career—recipients must have served as president or chancellor of an APLU institution; have led a career dedicated to the (..)

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

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in educational leadership. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says. Im just so blessed to be able to give to higher education in such a dynamic way, she says.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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

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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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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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When you think about our history, were the first community college in the state of California whose accreditation was revoked, and to go from that in 2006 to be where were at now and to be on the cutting edge, that tells you that transformation can happen, but transformation can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

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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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Learning Assistantships

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The Journal of Higher Education, 82 (1), 5491. 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., link] Deil-Amen, R.