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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

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It is essential to provide teachers with professional development workshops, strategies, and resources to become culturally competent in their dispositions, knowledge, and skills. Families can also benefit from knowing about this pedagogy, making them a stronger and more informed advocate. Knowledge is power.

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CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

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CUNY’s central offices will use $150,000 on professional development, faculty engagement, and monthly discussions on issues related to discrimination. And Bronx Community College will put on workshops and readings, culminating in performances of “Dissonance,” a play on race, love, and friendship.

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Ninth Cohort of ELEVATE Fellows Announced

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The three-day professional development opportunity was created specifically to address the unique needs of early career faculty members at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). ELEVATE fellows develop skills through hands-on workshops on academic writing, grant writing, teaching, mentoring, and achieving tenure.

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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 said that the PIE 2 RS project will support students in the following ways: Customized experiential learning through capstone projects, internships and research opportunities, including 10-week paid research experiences for 18 students each year.

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Association to Welcome Woodson Ambassadors Program at Upcoming Conference

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It is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in professional development. Students who attend the conference participate in workshops and sessions that target rising professionals. It includes conference fees for membership, registration, and room and board.

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Centering Black Children in Education: A Fugitive Space for Resistance, Counter-Narratives, and Radical Love

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For instance, CBCE’s annual conference offers free and virtual workshops, panels, and keynote addresses led by renowned scholars and educators such as Drs. The Leading Well Professional Learning Community offers Black women school leaders in Detroit a supportive community for Black principals to prioritize their own health and wellness.

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