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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. it’s not quick.”

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Dr. Levon Esters Appointed Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. We all will benefit from Dr. Esters’ depth of knowledge and expertise as a researcher, teacher and leader.

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Postgraduate Education Leaders Release Recommendations on Strengthening Graduate Education Mentorship After Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postgraduate education leaders from 14 countries released recommendations to strengthen graduate education mentorship at the 2022 Strategic Leaders Global Summit. Ortega The summit – co-hosted by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and financially supported by ETS – took place Nov. Dr. Suzanne T.

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Federal support, funding opportunities, and advice were the topics of discussion at a Virginia Union University (VUU) webinar about STEM research at Historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Moore listed numerous NSF scholarships and programs beneficial to HBCU research in fields including STEM, data science, and computing.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report.

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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. But systemic change is hard.

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Ten U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. But systemic change is hard.

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