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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These events were followed by the devastating suicide of Dr. Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, in January 2024, after she wrote a letter critical of the universitys leadership.

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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.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. in higher education and student affairs from CGU.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Na’eem Allen-Stills is an incoming doctoral student in the University of Maryland’s Higher Education, Student Affairs and International Education Policy program.

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Has College Become Uncool?

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

Is college so 2017?Higher To some families and students, the costs of getting a degree aren’t adding up, with many rethinking the traditional… Source Some campuses enjoy a steadfast enrollment cycle, while others are hardly holding on.

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Spotlighting Rural Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., Means received the 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct a longitudinal qualitative study on postsecondary education access for rural Black students.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 1st Ever SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The purpose of the SAAL awards is to recognize the assessment work of members that advances the field of Student Affairs assessment and furthers the mission and values of SAAL. Nix has explored SAAL members’ experiences who have taken the SAAL open course, Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs.