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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

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Kendi to lead its newly established Institute for Advanced Study, marking a Dr. Ibram X. Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. His appointment continues Howard's legacy of housing influential Black intellectuals and fostering groundbreaking research on racial justice.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

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Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. Now, public health is fully integrated into her research agenda.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

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Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience. “We Respondents held mixed impressions of whether their colleges placed a priority on mental health.

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Dr. Lynn Akey Appointed Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside

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in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota. For her work, Akey was Minnesota State System Academic and Student Affairs Administrator of the Year in 2021. Akey holds a B.S. in psychology from Truman State University; an M.A. in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University; and a Ph.D.

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AAC&U Suggests Ways to Align Open Educational Resources and DEI Goals

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Open educational resources (OER)—learning materials, such as online textbooks, with licenses that allow them to be freely used, edited, and shared—are natural tools for achieving DEI goals. The report includes case studies from the participating institutions as well as links to resources that they found useful.

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