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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

Insight Into Diversity

Metzler, a true visionary in academia, healthcare, and diversity, passed away on Saturday, March 23, at his home in Grenada. Metzler’s legacy as a scholar, leader, author, and advocate will endure, inspiring generations to come. Christopher A. Christopher A.

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Tap into the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

When alumni share their stories, they become powerful advocates for your programs. Alumni as Consumers and Advocates This engagement strategy isn’t limited to undergraduate programs. Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds Similarly, alumni bridge the gap between academia and the professional world.

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Untapped the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

When alumni share their stories, they become powerful advocates for your programs. Alumni as Consumers and Advocates This engagement strategy isn’t limited to undergraduate programs. Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds Similarly, alumni bridge the gap between academia and the professional world.

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

While nurses routinely advocate for their patients, political and legislative advocacy is just as important, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA). The students are helping faculty and the faculty are helping students, which is kind of the sweet spot of academia,” says Sarah Szanton, PhD, JHUSON dean. Sarah Szanton.

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Sustainability school faces backlash over fossil fuel funds

Inside Higher Ed

from Stanford in the 1980s and went on to become one of the leading scholars of climate science history, as well as a fierce advocate for the role of academia in advancing urgent climate solutions. Signatories include Rodolfo Dirzo, an associate dean at the Doerr School who is also a professor of environmental science.

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.” Jackson has also been an advocate for gender equity.