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Laying the Foundation for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ivonne Diaz-Claisse “I told my story — what it took for me to achieve my dream — and at the end, the students wanted my autograph,” says Diaz-Claisse, president and CEO of Hispanics Inspiring Students’ Performance and Achievement (HISPA), a nonprofit organization based in New Jersey.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For a three-person department that is small but “mighty” as Patterson-Stephens calls it, she and her staff are busy setting strategy, programming and workshopping to support inclusive practices on campus. She has demonstrated tireless professional service in complex administrative roles while maintaining an active research agenda.”

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She uses her visibility as a Black female scientist at the University of Florida, a Research 1 institution, to advocate for others. “In a nonprofit organization focused on empowering historically excluded groups with financial literacy. She is also the founder and president of Moore Wealth, Inc.,

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Story Lab was created by the Tippie Leadership Collaborative, housed in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, a resource hub for organizations seeking management expertise. The semester-long program involves a workshop, peer coaching and a networking event featuring participants’ stories.

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Book Review of College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World

Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum

He describes a student who first learns about social entrepreneurship in a business course, and then applies what she learned while working in a nonprofit organization. This experience leads her to discover similarities and differences between theory and practice.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Guilbeau, the higher ed research group’s executive director. He said the organization’s Board of Directors made the decision, approving use of a “rainy day fund” to cover the possible cancellation costs. The finances of such member organizations can often revolve around good turnout to an annual conference.

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