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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Educational research demonstrates the impact of engagement, both social and academic, on student outcomes like persistence (Deil-Amen, 2011; Karp et al., Learning assistantships also offer a range of benefits for the near peer tutors themselves. LAs can increase their own content knowledge and intellectual competence (Gomez Johnson et al.,

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research by Dr. Gloria Oikelome, currently provost & vice president of academic affairs at Delaware Valley University, supports these concerns. in 2006, and men still outnumbered women two-to-one in the presidency, the study noted. The importance of practical experience and opportunities, Jackson emphasizes, cannot be overstated.

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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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NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million National Institutes of Health grant has been awarded to researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública in Mexico to explore the link between infertility and long-term health issues among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage.

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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. Image courtesy of Chris Lawton, Unsplash Motivational Interviewing and Creating Change Change is intimidating, and it is essential to note that a colleague may resist changes to their teaching approach for various valid reasons.

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Annual Black, Brown, College Bound Summit Commences March 6

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The BBCB Summit has seen more than 5,000 participants since 2006, including students from nearly two dozen different states. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.”