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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. Rovaris says that Xavier was the critical “catalyst” for both him and Williams “in the vineyard of getting particularly under-represented undergraduates to pursue graduate degrees.” From there, Williams’s career took off.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The Alfred P.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sloan Foundation has announced the recipients of 10 seed grants to launch its Sloan Centers for Systemic Change (SCSC) initiative to transform their doctoral education programs in STEM fields. We know that we can make graduate education in STEM better for everyone,” said Dr. Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. The Alfred P.

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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. Using the graduate certificate as a pathway into master’s degree programs has several benefits,” according to the case study. “It

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If colleges of engineering, colleges of science, and quite frankly non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) academic units would build the infrastructure that CEED has, they, too, would see an increase in the achievement, success, graduation, and graduate enrollment for first-generation and underrepresented students.”

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The intent is to bring attention to evidence-based practices that are making a positive difference for Hispanic students,” says Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education. Our job as a program is to make sure when they exit our program, they are still successful, graduate and make it.”

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New Report on the Resilience of Puerto Rican Universities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The brief outlines key strategies universities used to sustain themselves and serve students during these difficult times, including offering wraparound services, such as meals and mental health counseling, and connecting students to work and graduate education opportunities to prepare them for graduation. Hide by line?: