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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ross jumped into life at Howard with aplomb. He became Mr. Freshman, part of Howard’s Royal Court that promotes campus leadership, representing the best of the best. I was coming into my own identity as a queer person, I was around people who were more accepting,” said Ross. Trump’s election and upcoming inauguration.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marion Ross Fedrick Shortly after the appointment was announced, Fedrick wrote in an open letter to the university that “we still have the rest of the semester together to wrap up our strategic plan, focus on a seamless leadership transition and celebrate the accomplishments of our students during spring graduation.”

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Keith Curry likes to walk the campus of Compton College, the two-year school that he has led for the last 13 years — two as interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) and 11 as its permanent leader. Construction crews are sprawled out across the 83-acre campus just 15 miles south of Los Angeles. There is much to celebrate.

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Ring The Alarm: A Call to Action for Black Women to Address Wellness in the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Many of the factors impacting our well-being could be beyond our control, yet we must take hold of how we care for ourselves in a methodological and incremental manner. How does it feel to have 15-20 graduate students under your helm and what impact does this have on your writing, research agenda, and wellness?

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Engage New Students Early Or Lose Them: Here’s How to Do It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jean Petty started her community college education right out of high school and had no idea how to “do college.” At Orange Coast, a staff member greeted her: “I am so glad you are here!” When Petty responded, “But you don’t know who I am,” the staff member responded, “I do, you are a student here!” Dr. Brad C.

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Career Q&A: UT Knoxville's vice provost for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: “Leading through people, priorities and projects—in that order” is how Amber Williams describes her approach to work on LinkedIn. Her main responsibility is broad: to serve undergraduate student scholars and their unique academic goals. My name was on the line when I recruited these students and their families.

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Faith Life at Hope: My Experience on an Immersion Trip

Hope College Network

Hope’s Campus Ministries team organizes corporate worship (chapel and the Gathering), small group Bible studies , campus events, and an annual tradition called Immersion Trips. On these trips, groups of students travel across the globe to serve God and be immersed in new cultures over spring break.