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Calls for Change at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That quote, inspired by famed civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, comes from an open letter sent on April 16, 2024 to Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, president of The Pennsylvania State University. “We Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. “We protest. We are sick. We are tired. Still, we protest.” Dr. Marcus A.

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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

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She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. In doing so, she will become BU’s first woman and first Black president.

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Renaming of the Presidential Citation to the Anne S. Pruitt-Logan Presidential Citation

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She was appointed Associate Provost, Office of Academic Affairs at OSU in 1984, and then she was named Director, Center for Teaching Excellence in 1986. In the 100th anniversary year of ACPA in 2024, the ACPA Pan African Network (PAN) also celebrates Anne S. The 2024 recipient(s) of the newly named Anne S.

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

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“It seems natural that something like this would be our first step into a master’s program or a higher-level degree,” said Brenda Kelly, provost and dean of the college, citing the lengthy history of the undergraduate athletic training program, which began in 1976. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 ” Kelly said.

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Insight Co-Publisher Lenore Pearlstein Addresses Future Nurses at University of Houston Commencement

Insight Into Diversity

This article was published in our January/February 2024 issue. She concluded with an uplifting message: “As leaders in the nursing profession, you will not just be defined by the position you hold, but by the actions you take and how you inspire and influence others.”●

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Bard’s Innovative LGBTQ+ Studies Program Prepares Future Leaders

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Students obtain essential networking and community-building skills while developing a sense of leadership that is not informed by “heteronormative and cisnormative practices,” says John Weinstein, PhD, the college’s provost and vice president. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to her published peer-reviewed journal articles, Dueñas has been a guest on a podcast discussing her academic journey, and she has several works under review and in progress that she is authoring or co-authoring focused on the well-being of Latinx and other students of color. affect the day-to-day lives of students.”

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