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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide. He understood that community colleges needed to be at the table for every major conversation about America's future workforce and educational opportunities."

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Enshrined in New York state education law is the mandate for CUNY to maintain its close articulation between senior and community college units. Dr. Alicia M.

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Carol Ann Tomlinson, University of Virginia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her two lives as an educator have enabled her to develop, pilot, research, refine, and share a model for differentiating instruction in todays diverse classrooms. Carol Ann Tomlinson taught in public schools for 21 years and was later a faculty member at the University of Virginia for 30 years.

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Nandi Mehta - Soccer

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mehta was a 2013 and 2014 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and a Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society inductee. A member of the womens soccer team, she was named co-captain in 2014 and 2015. Shes also pursuing a Kellogg School of Management Undergraduate certificate in managerial analytics.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Their findings demonstrate the significant educational and civic benefits of interracial and interethnic interactions during college.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

Learner-Centered Teaching There is growing emphasis on the quality of teaching and learning in higher education, due in part to the increased focus on accountability (Gore et al., 2019; Smith, 2013). In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013).

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