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Melvin C. Terrell Scholars Dive into Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I had no idea how to do research,” she said. Vanessa Cerano, a master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education Vanessa Cerano was always curious about academic research, but she, like Evans, never saw herself actually doing any. “I It’s not my strong suit.”

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

The open access nature of community colleges and the varying levels of academic preparedness of their students require programs and courses that provide remediation and support in foundational skills for nearly two- thirds of students (Chen et al., Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12 (1). References Chen, X.,

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Recruiters, Students Differ on New Grad Career Readiness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The perception between college graduates and potential employers of the new grads’ competencies differs widely, according to research by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). For all but one of the competencies, college students believe they are more proficient than do their potential employers.”

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Molloy University Awarded $3.5M Grant to Promote Minorities in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

LSAMP is expected to use a comprehensive approach to STEM learning ecosystem to impact STEM student development and retention. “This is important and valuable for the communities and populations we serve. It is good for the region.”

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. They are prepared to respond to racism, he says, but “what about those students who attend and graduate from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)?”

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. During that time, he did research on income segregation, which motivated him toward his current focus. After completing his Ph.D.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Not surprising, the students in my graduate-level course were wrestling with understanding the content of this complex student development theory. Currently, I am using cogen in a graduate level research methods course.

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