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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When a couple of student affairs practitioners created the College and University Food Bank Alliance in 2012, it had just 10 members. In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries , Dr. Katie S. Prior to 2015 it was difficult to find much formal acknowledgement of student food insecurity, let alone services to help.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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In my opinion, the rapid integration of AI in the everyday marketplace through cellular phones opened the door to full AI lifestyle integrations like facial recognition, Alexa, smart home devices, chatbots, online banking security, healthcare diagnosis, language translation, and the like.

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General Assembly Vacates TSU Board of Trustees, Governor Makes Appointments

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Lee said his “administration, in partnership with the General Assembly, is committed to ensuring students are being served.” I’m pleased to appoint these highly qualified individuals who will work alongside administrators and students to further secure TSU’s place as a leading institution,” said Lee.

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Dr. Lorenzo Lamar Esters Appointed President of The Indianapolis Foundation

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Esters is a board member for Fifth Third Bank, Visit Indy, and the Executive Committee of The Indianapolis Chamber, and a member of the Chamber’s Business Equity for Indy Committee. in higher education administration from Morgan State University; and a B.A. in English language and literature/letters from Rust College.

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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award

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Waded Cruzado The annual award acknowledges the role mentors play in the success of participants in the ACE Fellows Program, which was established in 1965 to help prepare faculty and administrators for senior positions in higher education leadership.

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Texas A&M Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Black Journalism Professor Over Hiring Issue

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In the wake of the controversy, several Texas A&M administrators resigned including the university's president, Dr. Katherine Banks. The offer of a tenure-track position was ultimately reduced to a one-year appointment from which she could be fired at any time, McElroy said. She rejected the offer.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

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While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. Large accounting firms and banks recruit FIU graduates, Hardin says.