Remove 2009 Remove Faculty Remove Research
article thumbnail

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

Diverse: Issues in 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. 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.

article thumbnail

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.

Faculty 264
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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).

Faculty 246
article thumbnail

Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

article thumbnail

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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

article thumbnail

Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009. She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research.

Title IX 328
article thumbnail

Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

2001; Lang, 2021; Thomas, 2009).The Although substantial research has been conducted on the topic of effective teaching (Campbell et al., Although substantial research has been conducted on the topic of effective teaching (Campbell et al., Currently, I am using cogen in a graduate level research methods course.

Utilities 130