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Building Opportunities for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College. They are a student population that’s not been thought of much for Honors.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Awarded 2022 Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The award – named after diversity and equity advocate Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

. … It’s important now more than ever for us to look at our role in this world as public health advocates to avoid negative health events like a global pandemic.” Dr. Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. These funds will go to scholarships and education for students pursuing studies in the areas of health science and public health.

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. She is active in the National Women’s Studies Association and has been a vocal advocate for HBCUs developing women’s and gender studies programming. and presented it to the department chair who in turn presented it to the dean, Dr. Marshall Stevenson.

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C2YC Past Award Recipients

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Dean, Richard Bland College 2009 – Nancy W. Kelsay, Moraine Valley Community College 2012 – Darl Drummond, College of Lake County 2011 – Deborah Casey-Powell, Green River Community College 2010 – Randy L.

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Welcome Tricia Serio, our next UW Provost and Executive VP

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Tricia comes to the UW from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she currently serves as the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, having previously served there as Associate Chancellor for Strategic Academic Planning, and as Dean of the College of Natural Sciences.

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Panelists Discuss What a Post-Affirmative Action America Would Look Like

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Murray believes that such a ruling will only be the beginning of battles about how race can factor into the operations of a school, in areas such as the administration of scholarship money and the hosting of affinity groups. What we need to be prepared for is another 20 years of litigation about these other topics,” she said.