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An Equity Avenger Continues to Advocate for Social Justice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership. When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader.

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ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute Recap

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Frontrow: Jennifer Lowman, Amy Pilcher, Britt Spears-Rhymes, Ciji Heiser, Renee Delgado-Riley, and Shae Robinson) Last month, ACPA and its Commission for Assessment and Evaluation hosted their Student Affairs Assessment Institute in Chicago, IL. Gavin Henning and Anne Lundquist, leaders in student affairs assessment.

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AI and Assessment in Student Affairs

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

AI and Assessment in Student Affairs Natasha A. AI has been around since the 1950s and has been used in higher education often in the form of chatbots to tutor students, increase retention, answer questions about scheduling and institutional policies, support facilities management, and predictive analytics.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The lecture series celebrates Todd’s work as an educator and advocate for community and equality by bringing distinguished scholars in the fields of racial and social justice to campus to share their knowledge and experiences. and completed her dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Tamara Bertrand Jones.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His work in the academy includes various stints in project management, student affairs, development, and fundraising roles at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tuskegee University, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 1st Ever SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The purpose of the SAAL awards is to recognize the assessment work of members that advances the field of Student Affairs assessment and furthers the mission and values of SAAL. Nix has explored SAAL members’ experiences who have taken the SAAL open course, Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs.

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Life and Learning, the Washington Way

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. But he knew the church did not approve of homosexuality.