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FERITA CARTER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

where she served as vice president of student services. Carter earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, an MPA from Auburn University at Montgomery, and a Ph.D. Ferita Carter Ferita Carter has been named interim president of Riverside City College in Riverside, Calif.,

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“This chasm of inequity undermines the goal of the American postsecondary system to serve as an engine of opportunity for those who need it most.” CEW report co-author and policy analyst, Emma Nyhof, said enrollment disparities between selective and open-access institutions matter because outcomes matter. “At

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Chapter 3: Ford, D.Y. Chapter 17: Ash, B.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. It might have been a resume.

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2 ways universities are mitigating cybersecurity risks in a complex environment

University Business

Picture this: You have a broad mix of faculty, staff, students, service providers, collaborators and visitors interacting with the school networks and data. At the same time, employee and student databases related to English and aerospace engineering specialists must be similarly protected. How valuable is the data to us?

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Maximizing the value of higher education: A shift towards personalized student pathways

University Business

Students must contend with biases that reinforce gender stereotypes as well as familial and exposure biases. One of the most notable examples is in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), where women account for less than 30% of individuals employed in occupations.

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President moves: Some are homegrown, others served public departments

University Business

He then gained his research and teaching experience at West Point, serving in its physics and nuclear engineering department. Before that, he served in three key positions at North Central State College: vice president for business, administrative, and student services, COO, and chief student services officer.