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Dr. Lizette Navarette Appointed President of Woodland Community College

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Dr. Lizette Navarette With nearly 20 years in higher education and local government under her belt, Navarette is currently executive vice chancellor of institutional supports & success for California Community Colleges. Navarette’s employment agreement will be put on the agenda for the district’s governing board at the Dec.

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Fixing FASFA: Black Students and HBCUs Will Lose the Most

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As the largest champion of the Black college community and the only national organization to provide both financial and professional development support to students attending publicly supported HBCUs, TMCF notes that the delays and lack of clarity surrounding Better FASFA are presenting dire consequences for its students and institutions.

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UNCF to Hold 13th Annual Student Leadership Conference

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area for professional development. Under this year’s theme of " We Got the Keys: Unlocking the Leader Within”, the conference will feature presentations from corporate leaders to teach and train students – primarily diverse rising juniors and seniors – skills for the professional world.

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Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

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On Friday, professors, executives, and non-profit leaders gathered at the Harvard Club of New York for a series of discussions on how education can help Nigeria achieve its economic goals. The discussions made up the bulk of the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum, a morning-long event put on by the Nigeria Higher Education Forum (NHEF).

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2022 Delphi Award Winners Share Practices to Support Part-Time Faculty

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Offering advice about professional development opportunities, shared governance, and health benefits were but some of the practices presented and discussed by Montgomery College and the Dominican University of California, the two winners of the 2022 Delphi Award, at a webinar onWednesday.

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Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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According to higher education scholar, Dr. Terrell L. Antonio Ellis For example, in an accessible workplace, an employee with a disability can fully engage in team meetings, access training materials, and participate in professional development opportunities. Belonging is the deeper, more profound layer of DEI.

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The Missing Link to Scaled Excellence and Equity in Community College Student Outcomes: A National Leadership Development Strategy

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Requests from alumni to run sessions for senior teams and boards and from state systems to develop leaders at multiple levels make clear that the field is hungry for professional development that builds the capacity of presidents, vice presidents, mid-level leaders, and boards of trustees to lead student success reform.