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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2013, Bumphus was awarded the Diverse Champions award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. His achievements have been widely recognized, including receiving the ACCT Marie Y. Martin CEO of the Year Award and the 2021 Baldridge Foundation's Award for Leadership Excellence in Education. I'm grateful to have played a part in it."

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2013, the University implemented the Pathways initiative which established the seamless transfer of general education courses across its undergraduate colleges. On average, students lose a fifth of their credits when transferring to a four-year college, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

2019; Smith, 2013). In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). Likely, anyone who has taught college or graduate-level students has faced a similar situation, particularly when attempting to synthesize complex and difficult topics.

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Charity Asks CUNY to Return $25M Donation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The New York-based foundation has filed a lawsuit claiming CUNY did not fulfill its part of an agreement to use the charity’s $25 million donation from 2013 to build a new community college campus, reports the Gothamist. The foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1959 by New York businessman Charles Guttman.

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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

Among those ages 25–59 who are English majors, the median earnings of Black graduates in 2010–14 was $46,000 and the median for Latino grads in 2009-2013 was $48,000. Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report. in philosophy. in English. “[It

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N.C. A&T Enrollment Tops 14,311

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university has experienced an annual increase since 2013, when 10,561 students enrolled. North Carolina A&T, an historically Black university, enrolled 14,311 this fall. If that claim holds, it would be the third year in a row that the university has set a national record for HBCUs. for out-of-state students. over last year.

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UDC to Unveil Statue of “Grandfather of Black Basketball”

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013 and the UDC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. The unveiling of the statue – it was made by master sculptor Brian Hanlon – will take place on Jun. Henderson was the first African American man to earn certification to teach physical education in the U.S

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