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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. I grew up reading more magazines than newspapers. The latter plays itself out most powerfully on the front cover.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

11, 2007), has now published his seventh book and moved into administration at The University of Texas at Austin. In the magazine world, the most important feature is the cover story. We never set out to be an advocacy magazine. We were always an informational magazine at least in our news reporting.” (See

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I got interested in administrative-type issues. Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 8 In-Article Advertisement High: 16 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 20 Include DNU? A: I came here to York College to teach, and I did that for many years.

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JMU administrator leads with student experience in mind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 8 In-Article related stories: 25 In-Article Advertisement Low: 19 Include DNU? Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Positive Pluralism: The Next Phase in the Evolution of the Academy?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On its cover page, the annual education issue of the New York Times magazine uses the sardonic headline, Not U, to capture the current attitude of parts of the country toward higher education. The headline is then followed by this intriguing subtitle: Why do more and more Americans think college isn’t even worth it?

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 0 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU? Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders. How did this small percentage of Black administrators facilitate their success against the odds? Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white.

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