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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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

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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. In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education.

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Reflection and Sense of Connection and Caring Between Faculty and Students

The Scholarly Teacher

Katie Morales , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Cindy Johnson , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Key Statement: Reflection can create connection and caring between faculty and students, enhance learning and success, and promote collaborative professional encounters.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Sabree’s research revealed that community colleges appeared to be failing African American males, in general, and African American male student-athletes, in particular. 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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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.

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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.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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Similarly, the report cited research that showed that the median earnings of full-time workers with an undergrad degree in English and any graduate degree was $65,851, approximately $5,000 lower than that of all majors with a graduate degree, $70,917. in English. “[It