Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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APRIL 23, 2025

A panel featuring alumni of the course discussed the professional impact of their participation in previous years. According to organizers, approximately 500 individuals have completed the course over the years, representing universities and research institutions from across the country.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

The report recommends increased professional development and board support for CEOs to help extend their tenures and effectiveness. Francisco Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Community College District and Dr. Dianne Van Hook of the Santa Clarita Community College District, who served 36 years as chancellor.

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JUNE 10, 2025

N early two decades after its founding, LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education Dr. Jim Berg has transformed from a small network of college presidents into a comprehensive professional development organization supporting leaders at all levels of higher education. Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg articulates the broader significance of this work.

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APRIL 9, 2025

The books combination of psychological insight, practical tools, and compassionate approach makes it a valuable addition to professional development programs in higher education. By focusing on the specific biases that undermine equity work, Kizart provides a concrete framework for sustainable change.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He also underscored the importance of professional development for faculty, acknowledging that those closest to the students are those who can often make the most impact. Lastly, Lowery-Hart reminded attendees that communication is vital to the success of these measures—and that does not mean sending out yet another email.

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MAY 9, 2025

College officials indicate the program aligns with PCC's broader commitment to student success by fostering personal growth, professional development, and community connections that extend beyond athletic competition. PCC's initiative represents a significant step in expanding these opportunities to the two-year college sector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Title V allows us to meet academic needs in really wonderful ways with tutoring and professional development for faculty, but our students have a lot of other needs and we’re seeing that more and more,” said Fabrizio. There are needs with food, housing, mental health support and counseling. …

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

My first class Continue Reading The post Reaching Bilingual Teachers Earlier in the Pipeline: Proposed Priorities for the National Professional Development Program appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Programs like the American Association of University Womens (AAUW) leadership initiatives highlight the critical role mentorship plays in creating a sense of belonging and driving professional development. Intergenerational collaboration further enhances the impact of womens leadership.

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Ed.gov Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Department of Education Invites Applications for NPD Competitive Grant By: Beatriz Ceja, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) and Loredana Valtierra, Policy Advisor, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD) The need for bilingual and multilingual teachers is critical more than ever, as over (..)

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

It can be valuable for not only children but also grown-ups, write Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek, and in fact should be a priority for academics’ professional development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For aspiring superintendents, particularly those from underrepresented communities, the academy represents more than just professional development. It offers participants practical experience in handling day-to-day district operations while building crucial relationships with school boards and community stakeholders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

Peoples is the Norfolk Campus Student Center Associate Director at Tidewater Community College, as well as an educational consultant and personal development coach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Professional development plays a critical role here. Leaders must foster psychological safety while holding teams accountable to institutional KPIsbridging the often-siloed worlds of marketing, academic affairs, and student support.

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Roompact

MAY 26, 2025

When it comes to seeking out professional and personal development opportunities, I am like a frantic squirrel hunting for nuts. There is so much I want to learn and so many skills I want to add to my repertoire. I attend workshops, watch seminars, host a weekly trivia game at a local bar, Ive collected. Continue Reading →

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In 2018, she became involved with AABHEs Leadership and Mentoring Institute, an experience that she describes as the best professional development that Ive ever experienced in 20 plus years of higher education. It wasnt a role she was chasing, but an opportunity she welcomed.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Providing professional development to prepare potential board candidates is everyones responsibility. Community or public service experience is essential and necessary community experience must be fostered. Gaining meaningful experience by volunteering or serving on community boards will contribute to the candidate pool.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2025

How can Black folks, in various positions across campus, get access to courses and professional development without having to seek permission from someone, ask Breeden. When I think about policy, I think about some of the basic things like Who has access to campus? Who has access to resources? Breedens research is personal.

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MAY 23, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But they have a long way to go when it comes to efficiently creating closed loops between the identification of students’ need and receipt of services, and require significant technological, data, and professional development resources to make that work effective.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2024

the college’s vice provost for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development and Dean of Graduate Studies, served as the immediate interim president following the June 4 resignation of Dr. Gregory J. Kimbrough has been appointed interim president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama. Dr. Walter M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

They realized that the kind of professional development needed to engage faculty would be very difficult to achieve in smaller, rural and less-resourced institutions like some of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina. Stout’s speech hit Jaeger and Colclough in their hearts.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Seeing this need, I initiated the creation of a professional development series designed to enhance graduate assistants’ (GAs) capabilities, and empower their growth and development as assessment professionals. Identify your priorities. Narrow down your goals for the series.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

It is essential to provide teachers with professional development workshops, strategies, and resources to become culturally competent in their dispositions, knowledge, and skills. Families can also benefit from knowing about this pedagogy, making them a stronger and more informed advocate. Knowledge is power.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

As leaders we need to create opportunities for the professional development and personal transformation of our colleaguesHR is an effective tool for doing that. To take the attitude that human resources exist primarily to navigate collective bargaining agreements and initiate the hiring or firing of employees misses the point.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The existing early learning workforce faces other challenges as well, including limited professional development opportunities and a lack of recognition for their invaluable contributions. Research has shown that pay for early educators lag behind many other professions, highlighting the need for change.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

The Georgia State University College of Education & Human Development is expected to support the professional development of 270 metro Atlanta educators over three years. The college is expected to support the professional development of 270 educators over the three-year project.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University ODU’s Holmes Scholars program – its primary goal is equity, diversity and cultural competence in higher ed and PK-12 schools – will offer mentorship, peer support, and professional development. It’s really helpful and impactful to be connected to people who are in similar situations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Heather Crabbe Heather Crabbe has been appointed assistant dean for the Center for Professional Development in the University of Cincinnati College of Law. She served as associate provost for academic support at Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

I announced at one of our professional development days the need to build student housing, and I think people were like, What is he talking about, he recalls. I said, well be the first ones to build housing, and sometimes you have to dream.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

CUNY’s central offices will use $150,000 on professional development, faculty engagement, and monthly discussions on issues related to discrimination. To receive the funds, colleges proposed concrete anti-hate actions – against antisemitism, anti-Asian hate, and other forms of bigotry – that the money would fund.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2024

Taylor has been appointed director of the Career and Professional Development Center at Florida A&M University. She served as the director of Career Education and senior assistant director for Career Coaching and Student Belonging at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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JULY 23, 2024

Puente, a certified court mediator, holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Texas at Arlington, a Master of Liberal Arts from Southern Methodist University, and a Master of Professional Development in criminal justice from Dallas Baptist University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges. The first DCLI cohort, meeting Jan. 10-11 in Washington, D.C., will participate in three 75-minute virtual sessions in February and March.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

Dr. Rhonda Jeter The shortage of Black male teachers can be attributed to various systemic barriers, including fewer career incentives and limited access to professional development. Professional Development: Offering ongoing training focused on equity, inclusion, and strategies to engage minority students effectively.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

He served as associate dean for the Center for Professional Development and Career Strategy at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. Delisle Warden Delisle Warden has been appointed vice president for policy and general counsel at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.

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