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N.C. A&T Receives $4.8M NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer's Disease

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Before then, she held a faculty appointment as a research associate in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. A&T’s College of Science and Technology, successfully secured the grant. She was awarded the highly competitive two-year National Institutes of Health Ruth L. “We

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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

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The report provides an outline for how faculty, staff and administrators can infuse the curriculum with informative material, forge partnerships with community-based organizations and create opportunities for students to learn and practice the relevant skills. There should be adequate support services.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

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What makes the institution unique is its critical focus on social justice. “I Delta’s Guiding Pillars: Equity and Completion Led by Gavin, the Delta faculty and staff are focused on two key pillars: equity and completion. She does this by empowering staff to be welcoming and ready to support. “I

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

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Rather, it's the natural result of diverse individuals coming together — students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds, races, genders, religions, and socioeconomic statuses — sharing their experiences and perspectives, challenging assumptions, and advocating for a more just and equitable society.

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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

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Kelley’s notion of the “ Freedom Dream ,” an invitation to imagine an educational space that is grounded in racial equity, social justice, and collective liberation. Provide academic and student support services to evening and weekend students online and in person.

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Fostering Success

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Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. AAP staff works with students, faculty, and staff at those schools and at UCLA to create pathways.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

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To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males. Emerald Publishing Limited.