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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trustees need to intentionally develop policies supporting DEI and receive updates reviewing academic and administrative goals/actions on DEI efforts. In addition, gender and racial gaps among community college trustees continue to be a reality (ACCT, 2018).

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Strategies To deepen student learning, it is key to include as many HIPs and HIP key elements as possible, as described by Kuh and O’Donnell (2013) and Finley and McNair (2013). The impact of science field courses in The Bahamas on the personal and professional development of U.S. 2017, October 20). & McNair, T.

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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah B., AIFS in London, Spring 2013

AIFS Abroad

We caught up with Sarah, one of our alumni who participated in our study abroad program in London in 2013. Professionally, study abroad impacted my goals because about a year and a half into my career in Admissions at my alma mater I was assigned international countries as part of my recruitment territory.

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Deborah W. Martinez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Martinez has extensive experience as a senior association executive, including the development and management of continuing education and professional development programs, as well as regional, national and international conferences and meetings. Title: Executive Director International Ultraviolet Association Deborah W.

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Invisible labour: visible activism

SRHE

Such wife work occurs due to societal and institutional expectations that prompt women to take on such wife work, yet this labour whilst maintaining the organisations reputation and can lead to emotional dissonance and burnout ( Grandey, 2013 ).

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

However, MSIs also report lower-than-national-average graduation and retention rates, reflecting continued systemic challenges (both socioeconomic and political) shaping underrepresented students’ experiences of higher education (Flores & Park, 2013). is to connect course materials explicitly to students’ future professional development.

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Getting to Know the Proctor Community: Jennifer Summers

Proctor Academy

Living in Colorado and working professionally as an actor and carpenter in the theater industry, Jennifer Summers moved to New Hampshire with her husband, and Proctor alum, Gordon Bassett ‘96 in the summer of 2013 not knowing how her career might evolve.