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Fielding Graduate University Mourns Educational Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California. Fielding Graduate University Taylor was a national leader on issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education, particularly those relating to access and equity, preparing the next generation of researchers and faculty members in the nation’s colleges and universities.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. now retired, is a fellow Xavier alum who spent 21 years working at Xavier in the office of Graduate Placement. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Even though we’re a teaching institution, the nature of passion that a faculty member has for his, her or their research is important because that ignites some spark in students.” They learned in pods and had a different approach to their graduate education.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Reflecting on my own journey during this era, from my undergraduate studies at Alabama A&M University to my graduate education at Virginia State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, I experienced firsthand the evolving landscape of higher education. Dr. Barbara J.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

Consider the following predictions: Tomorrow’s college graduates will likely hold 20 to 30 different jobs across 8 to 10 industries (McGowan & Shipley, 2020). In the future, graduates will be rewarded for movement and agility (Cadigan, 2021), rather than stability and loyalty. Image courtesy of Wix. & Seligman, M.

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Mentors should be gate openers, not gatekeepers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Recently, those of us who serve as McNair Scholars directors around the nation were informed that some faculty members become frustrated when participating students don’t send a thank-you note (or email) after spending time with them. Faculty members are often gatekeepers to our scholars’ entrance and success in graduate school.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It will change higher education forever. ” As the AAUP puts it: “US faculty are steadily losing the rights of tenure, but far less from bombastic politicians weakening their protections than from universities quietly refusing to grant them.” Indeed, the figure has declined by 15 percent since 2020.