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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.

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Dr. Blanca Elizabeth Vega, Montclair State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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BRAYLIN LASTER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Laster holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lane College in 2017 and an MBA from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. Braylin Laster Braylin Laster has been appointed associate vice president for institutional advancement and resource development at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis.

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Dr. Kim Schatzel Named President of University of Louisville

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has been widely praised, with accolades such as being named Champion for More in the Middle from Maryland’s Associated Black Charities in 2017; winning the Whitney M. Award in 2020; and being named one of the Most Admired CEOs of The Daily Record in 2017 and 2022.

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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy.

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Nine-in-10 Believe in Free Speech, 7-in-10 Feel Discomforted

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Such discomfort regarding speech about race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation rose to 44%, up from 25% in 2017. The report concluded that its findings raise challenges and opportunities for higher education institutions.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year.