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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Part of the CPE’s role is to bring about a positive return on the investment of public funds in higher education. Dr. Amanda Ellis joined CPE in 2020 as vice president of K-12 policies and programs. Thompson also helped create policies that allowed the development of wrap-around services, which propelled the success rate upwards.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was really to lift up, determine where investment was needed, begin to raise funds to do that. Mary Baldwin is not a wealthy institution, but Fox said she believes in the power of ideas and loves to raise money. Within two months, she had raised $15 million and the board approved the project.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They are taking responsibility and raising standards.” The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. The Bronx is home to over one million people, 56% of whom are Latinx, according to 2020 U.S. are white and only 21% are faculty of color. Census data.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

Our Why The faculty involved in this project identify as BIPOC teacher educators. We are five out of nine BIPOC faculty in the same teacher education department, and, as such, we often are asked or “voluntold” to do this as part of our higher education service duties. All participants self-identified as BIPOC.

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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That was part of the strategic plan developed during his presidency. The development of the strategic plan began in January 2020 at a weekend gathering of board members as well as individuals from the local community. We did a lot of asking questions and listening, and then it was the development of that plan,” he said.

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Dr. Erika A. Taylor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director of McNair Program, Wesleyan University Taylor, associate professor of chemistry, environmental studies and integrative sciences, joined the Wesleyan faculty in 2007. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry with honors from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, a Ph.D.