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Southern University Launches Academy to Diversify K-12 Leadership Pipeline

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Constance Evelyn, former Valley Stream 13 superintendent, and Dr. Sito Narcisse, former East Baton Rouge Parish School System superintendent and managing partner of SJ Apple Consulting Group. For aspiring superintendents, particularly those from underrepresented communities, the academy represents more than just professional development.

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Brattle Group’s Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program – Apply by April 30!

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Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program: A Day in the BHive Join us for a virtual half-day workshop on May 16, 2025 The Brattle Groups Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program is a professional development experience for undergraduates completing their second year. How do I know if this program is right for me?

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

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Specifically, school counselors are trained to identify barriers to optimal educational success by reviewing data to develop a plan to address opportunity gaps. It is essential to provide teachers with professional development workshops, strategies, and resources to become culturally competent in their dispositions, knowledge, and skills.

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UNCF to Hold 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

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area for professional development. Under this year’s theme of " We Got the Keys: Unlocking the Leader Within”, the conference will feature presentations from corporate leaders to teach and train students – primarily diverse rising juniors and seniors – skills for the professional world.

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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

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They realized that the kind of professional development needed to engage faculty would be very difficult to achieve in smaller, rural and less-resourced institutions like some of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina. Stout’s speech hit Jaeger and Colclough in their hearts. Dr. Monique B.

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Association Names Participants in Inaugural Department Chair Leadership Institute

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DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges. AASCU Consulting offers the Department Chair curriculum onsite for members who prefer to bring the program to their campus. The first DCLI cohort, meeting Jan. 10-11 in Washington, D.C.,

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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

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And Pope-Ruark had a different sort of solution: she called for the hiring of additional accredited coaches—both career coaches and other kinds—to be available to consult with faculty and staff. There was also discussion of how faculty and staff can help institutions see that burnout is occurring.