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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. It was 2020, shortly after the murder of26-year-old Breonna Taylor. it’s not quick.”

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First-Time Graduate Enrollment Rises, But Declines Domestically

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Graduate school first-time enrollment has gone up between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, according to a new report. Dr. Enyu Zhou The Graduate Enrollment and Degrees (GE&D) report – released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) – showed that, between Fall 2020 to Fall 2021, first-time enrollment rose by 8.9%.

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Report: Graduate Enrollment is on the Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"We track graduate enrollments at both the master's, certificate, and doctoral level for major institutions in the U.S. We do that to keep up with the output and production of people for the knowledge economy essentially, well-trained, graduate education-trained people." In 2020, all of the higher education sector was affected.

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Fielding Graduate University Mourns Educational Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. 10, 2020, in Santa Barbara, California. He was the past president of the Consortium of Social Science Association and the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The campus closed in March 2020, but in June 2020 the new doctoral cohorts in physical and occupational therapy were due to arrive. They learned in pods and had a different approach to their graduate education. Without a doubt, the pandemic caused upheaval. The school opened to welcome those cohorts.

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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. & Seligman, M. Atria Books. McGowan, H.

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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.