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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State introduced its program as a minor in 2009 at the behest of Dr. Burney J. campaign included aspects beyond the classroom, such as an extracurricular forum that would tackle issues that derive directly from the mouths of female students. “Nobody is going to tell our story and keep it from erasure but us.”

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in 2009, he worked at other institutions before returning to work with Watford, whom he calls a superwoman that forges collaborations and helps others climb the ladder of success. Waller says many students, despite being undergraduates studying engineering, might not fully understand the possibility of going to graduate school.

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Student advisers teach postgrad development skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How it works: Barnard’s PCAs are sophomores, juniors and seniors who offer a variety of career services for other students—from one-on-one advising on résumés and cover letters to leading workshops hosted by student organizations and assisting in resource creation for the larger advising and programs team.