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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He joined the faculty of Connecticut College in 2003, and was an associate professor of history, director of the African American studies program as well as interim dean of institutional equity and inclusion, chair of the history department and director of the Center of the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity. “We

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Not Your Traditional Student: Changing Demographics on Campus

Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

Edward’s University in Austin, Texas in the fall of 2003 I was a 37-year-old single mother, who was also working full-time. I was one of those non-traditional students. When I enrolled at St. After graduating high school in 1984, I was eager to enter the workforce and start my career.