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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Latinx participation in the Metro College Success Program learning community increased by 25% between 2019 and 2024.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”

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MCT Foundation Names Three Graduate Scholars to Study Student Mental Health Across Diverse Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Familiarly termed, Anti-DEI legislation, Watkins wrote, A wave of bills combating DEI efforts on college campuses have made their way into several state legislaturesdesigned to curb DEI practices (2024, pp. Providing professional development to prepare potential board candidates is everyones responsibility.

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From Classrooms to Ballots: Unpacking the Significance of School Boards in the 2024 Elections

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the upcoming 2024 election , more than 20,000 school board seats will be up for grabs, coinciding with the presidential race. For advocates committed to educational equity, the 2024 school board races present a crucial opportunity to address longstanding challenges in our public education system.

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Rethinking Professional Development for Grad Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Rethinking Professional Development for Grad Students Sarah Bray Mon, 08/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Laura Kuizin describes how to create opportunities that go beyond the classroom and prepare students for the dynamic workforce they’ll soon enter. Byline(s) Laura Kuizin

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Study: Racial Discrimination Against Med Students Diminishes Professional Development

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Study: Racial Discrimination Against Med Students Diminishes Professional Development kathryn.palmer… Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer