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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”

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UC Irvine to Launch Pre-Health Professional Development Program to Support Students from Underserved Communities

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The University of California, Irvine, will launch an interdisciplinary, pre-health professional development program, which aims to support students from underserved communities interested in healthcare careers. Dr. Belinda Campos UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways (UCPPP) – it is receiving funding from a five-year, $3.6

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

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Mathis The presentation was designed to illuminate promising practices identified in Smalls study that leaders are implementing to develop and recruit a diverse board of trustees and foster the desired climate, policy development, and culture within their respective institutions. Dr. Margaretta B.

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UNCF to Hold 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

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area for professional development. Under this year’s theme of " We Got the Keys: Unlocking the Leader Within”, the conference will feature presentations from corporate leaders to teach and train students – primarily diverse rising juniors and seniors – skills for the professional world.

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Fostering a New Era of Success: Cultivating Black Male Educators to Propel Student Achievement

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Dr. Rhonda Jeter The shortage of Black male teachers can be attributed to various systemic barriers, including fewer career incentives and limited access to professional development. Professional Development: Offering ongoing training focused on equity, inclusion, and strategies to engage minority students effectively.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. MDC has introduced new practices to further support recruitment, retention and completion.

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NASA Awards University of Houston $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

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Monthly professional development workshops to build essential skills. Henderson, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH and the project’s principal investigator. Fostering a sense of belonging by cultivating a supportive community and strong peer relationships.