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Native American Representation in Finance Key to Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Native American representation in the financial industry is critical to the sovereignty of tribes and their continued economic growth. Building this diverse representation within banking will take deliberate and intentional efforts across multiple sectors, including higher education.

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Oden Assumes Historic Appointment at Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oden was tapped to lead HSBC Bank’s wealth management, global private banking, and retail companies in the United States. TMCF officials plan to leverage that experience, adding that Oden’s transformative work in industry uniquely positions her to serve as an advocate to secure new partnerships. “As

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Skills-Based Hiring and Degree Completion Do Not Have to be Mutually Exclusive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the financial services industry traditionally has required employees to have college degrees, there’s room for skills-first hiring. In some cases, they receive college credit or nationally recognized industry certifications. In 2022, 75% of JP Morgan Chase ’s U.S. postings for experienced hires did not require a college degree.

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Jia Osiel Appointed Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Osiel has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership, including being senior director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at oil company BP; head of diversity and inclusion at Exelon Corporation; and culture and talent lead at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Osiel says. “I

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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. If the federal or state governments will not help at the moment, then focus on partnerships with mayors, nonprofits, and industry.)

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

No doubt some of this stems from continuing efforts of Trine University and other institutions to provide programming that equips our graduates with the skills needed in business and industry. The benefits of a college experience extend well beyond a graduate's bank account.