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Boldly Future Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Leonard Williams, the director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. Citing the shortage of STEM graduates across the nation, she says these students are filling positions of impact, including national security. Williams is director and professor of food safety and microbiology at N.C. Dr. Leonard L.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2007, it became the first school in Kentucky to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy. Finally, all institutions can eliminate gendered language, such as, “freshman” The visibility created by these efforts will be noticed by LGBTQ+ students and their allies – sending a strong signal of support and safety.

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Meet Some of this Year's MacArthur Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since joining the field in about 2007, I felt that there are certain aspects of the world and its problems that were largely neglected. And so, to be honest, the thing that it's given me is this financial security which I've never experienced." So I have never had a cushion, if you will.

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Prevention and Taking Action: Designing Schools for Students and Safety

Clark Nesxen

In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was a student at Virginia Tech during the tragic mass shooting on campus in 2007. In the days and weeks following a tragic school shooting, it is easy to get lost in conversations about school safety tactics that should have been or could be adopted to prevent further incidents.

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The Stop Campus Hazing Act: What You Need to Know (Clery Center)

Higher Education Inquirer

The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) amends section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act, otherwise known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). died by hazing in 2007, to begin advocating for federal anti-hazing legislation in 2014. When will implementation start?

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Higher Education Inquirer

Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Use this higher education database, maintained by the U.S. More than 850,000 people at more than 600 colleges and universities have completed the survey since its launch in 2007. Department of Educations Office of Postsecondary Education, to find information on crime at U.S.