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Developing Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After being accepted to IIT, Mendoza asked to be put in touch with current students or alumni who are Latina. “I In her research, Mendoza is willing to explore topics that are often overlooked or underappreciated, Earwin says. She is currently completing her master’s thesis, which examines perceptions of CEOs in STEM fields.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many of those families still live here,” says Patterson-Stephens of the Black alumni. This past summer, CMU hosted its first Black alumni weekend and its diversity gala—now in its fourth year—and its diversity symposium—now in its tenth year—which draws a statewide audience. Their children still go to this institution. They work here.”

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Mentorship will level the playing field for underserved learners

University Business

Research has found that a faculty mentor who encourages a student’s goals and dreams is the single most crucial factor for personal and professional success. Some postsecondary institutions are turning to their students and alumni to fill the mentorship gap. Mentors come in many forms.

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In Memoriam

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Berkeley-based nonprofit organization promotes social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups. Ten years earlier, he founded The Black Scholar: A Journal of Black Studies and Research. Gavin Newsom. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.