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Bazan Named Union College's Next President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration. Bazan holds an associate degree from Loma Linda University, a bachelor’s degree from La Sierra University, a master’s in administration and leadership, and a Ph.D. It has been a sweet surprise to see God connect our paths.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. Although some faculty members speak disparagingly about administrators, staff members are responsible for much of the work done in higher education institutions. and are eager to mentor current students.

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Student Affairs Professionals Gather to Discuss Future of the Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. Strayhorn, a professor at Illinois State University and included student affairs leaders—all board members of the Dr. Melvin C.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He spoke to an audience of AUC students, administrators, and fellow physicians about what society can do differently in mental health. Arthur Evans, Jr, CEO and Executive Vice President of the American Psychological Association, gave the keynote address for the opening session. and James L.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational (MCT) Foundation, Inc. Names 2022 MCT Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year the scholars in their respective Higher Education Administration/Student Affairs master’s programs will fully emerge in their academic programs along with professional development, mentoring, and a research study on graduate student identity and The Black Lives Matter movement. “The

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In Equity Efforts, Where Does Title IX Truly Stand?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There were rollbacks on protections for victims during the Trump administration that are being addressed and possibly rectified by the Biden administration, but thorough safeguards and protections are still not in place at all institutions of higher education.

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