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Illinois State University to Launch Online Seminar Series to Teach Faculty on Creating Inclusive Classes

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Illinois State University will be launching an online seminar series to help teach faculty how to create inclusive and equitable classes.

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Clark Atlanta, Harvard to Support Up-and-Coming HBCU Presidents

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Harvard University is partnering with Clark Atlanta University to help cultivate and empower the next generation of leaders at historically Black colleges and universities through its Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. The immersion includes the in-person Harvard Seminar for New Presidents, comprising ELI Presidential Fellows.

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Texas A&M University-San Antonio Receives Grant to Address Economic Issues and Tech Access for Students

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The initiatives include a summer bridge program for students who have not passed the Texas Success Initiative and have not yet been deemed college-ready; a redesign of its First Year Seminar course to focus on career exploration and academic skills; an improvement to faculty professional development opportunities; and a loan program for laptops.

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Page Appointed President of Stillman College

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Page was a United Negro College Fund/Mellon International Faculty Seminar Fellow and is a certified Supplemental Instruction Supervisor. At Dillard, she oversaw the development of the school’s first online degree program and its Center for Racial Justice. in American and African American literature from Louisiana State University.

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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

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The initiative offers scholarships up to $10,000 per academic year, books and support for testing, seminars, professional development, and community service hours. The MALE program was launched in 2019, months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Strachan pointed out, but said that has not stopped its efforts.

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Report Highlights Shortages of Credentials Aligned with Middle-Skills Occupations

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Dr. Jessica Perez, director of the Center for Career & Professional Development at LaGuardia Community College in New York City, found the report’s projections informative. Career planning is introduced during the first year seminar at LaGuardia.

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Overwhelmed by complaints on campus? What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar

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What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB's Compassionate Leadership Seminar Over the past few months, over 75 college and university cabinet leaders have gone through EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar. Megan Adams: First of all, who has been attending this seminar? Provosts, too.