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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. I announced at one of our professional development days the need to build student housing, and I think people were like, What is he talking about, he recalls.

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Page Appointed President of Stillman College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Page has been lauded for her work, having been given the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officer Award in 2020 and recognized as one of Diverse’s 25 leading women in higher education in 2017. At Dillard, she oversaw the development of the school’s first online degree program and its Center for Racial Justice.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This grant is a renewal of the previous grant we received in 2017; but it is double in amount this time, which truly speaks to our commitment to preparing the best professionals who meet the ever-changing needs of the industry.” 32 students will be selected over five years.

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

The Scholarly Teacher

What’s Worked: Two Examples Environmental Justice Project In Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Southside Chattanooga Lead Superfund Site extends across 8 neighborhoods just south of the university’s campus (Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2017. 2017, October 20). Photo by Robert Lathrop.

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Write Your Teaching Philosophy Statement

The Scholarly Teacher

An intentional, well-written teaching philosophy is a powerful means to guide what you do in your classroom and to share your approach with those making decisions regarding issues such as promotion and tenure (Caukin & Brinthaupt, 2017). Using a teaching philosophy statement as a professional development tool for teacher candidates.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

Although nationwide efforts are necessary, we must establish local initiatives directly supporting our BIPOC teacher candidates (Kohli, 2018; Valenzuela, 2017). Lessons for teacher education: The role of critical professional development in teacher of color retention. Intercultural Development Research Association.

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. How has the college pulled this off? Staff were everywhere.

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