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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. In 2009, he returned to his undergraduate alma mater, Xavier University in New Orleans, an HBCU and the only Black Catholic institution in the world. Williams found great success in business, but at the same time, felt the effects of imposter syndrome.

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Louisiana Christian University Names Dr. Mark Johnson as 10th President

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From 2009, Johnson led Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, establishing partnerships with churches, businesses, and organizations to revitalize the community. He later worked as National Best Men Program director for the Best Friends Youth Foundation in Washington, D.C.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

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It shows Gates shaking hands with President Barack Obama, who had just presented him with the National Medal of Science an honor Gates says he didnt even know existed until he began service on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, in 2009. Im the first person in my family to go to college.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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African American males and collegiate sports continue to be a topic of debate in higher education. Sabree discovered that huge educational gaps existed in transfer rates for this population at community colleges across the nation (Harper, 2009).

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Fielding Graduate University Mourns Educational Leader

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Fielding Graduate University Taylor was a national leader on issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education, particularly those relating to access and equity, preparing the next generation of researchers and faculty members in the nation’s colleges and universities. Taylor delivers an inspiring speech to a full house Jan.

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Pollard to Receive Dr. Dorothy C. Yancy Vanguard Award

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The award, presented by the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.), Smith in North Carolina, and she accepted the presidency at Shaw University in 2009. Yancy Vanguard Award, bestowed upon HBCU presidents who demonstrate steady and transformative leadership. “It Yancy Vanguard Award,” said Pollard. The Dr. Dorothy C.

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

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The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes less than a year after the U.S.