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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mathis The presentation was designed to illuminate promising practices identified in Smalls study that leaders are implementing to develop and recruit a diverse board of trustees and foster the desired climate, policy development, and culture within their respective institutions. Dr. Margaretta B.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carolyn Stefanco, an early supporter of the Moving the Needle campaign during her presidency at The College of Saint Rose (2014-2020), has called for renewed commitment to diversifying leadership in higher education.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Police academies are the gateway to cultural competence, allowing recruits to gain an understanding of cultural perspectives. Recruits develop cognitive skills that facilitate trust, legitimacy, and policing practices. Articulate cultural competence education and training requirements for law enforcement leadership.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Trustees should intentionally place measurable expectations and hold leadership accountable for hiring/recruitment practices, and conduct celebrations of diversity advocates/champions.

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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For students who started at a community college in 2014, including those who transferred and those who did not, 33% obtained a credential. It’s a pathway to more diverse students and recruiting from more diverse community colleges could be a good thing to do.” Six-year completion rates have also increased.

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Athletics and Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, we are getting into the recruiting process and working with our parents to understand that.” Tom Kovic, founder and principal advisor of Victory Collegiate Consulting and former head gymnastics coach at University of Pennsylvania, gave WHGF parents a free session on college recruiting.