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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R. & Rios-Aguilar, C.,

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

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and worldwide, have a complicated relationship with institutions of education. While Indigenous peoples had systems of education before Europeans ever arrived on the shores of the Americas, this all changed when Native nations experienced forced removals while Euromericans pursued goals of conquest, westward expansion, and manifest destiny.

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Sac State Receives Funding for Nation’s First Black Honors College

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Additionally, the Black Honors College aligns with the 2023 CSU Black Student Success Report recommendations on how to recruit Black students and support their academic success. Wood, the Black Honors College leadership team, and the campus community will welcome the inaugural Black Honors College class this fall, 2024.

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Life: Navigating Unanticipated Adversities

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As one example, the average age of doctoral students in the Kansas State University Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) is 51 years old. Roueche Center for Leadership Development, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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DIANE RYAN

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She served as the vice president of academic affairs at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and a master’s in communication studies from Western Illinois University as well as a Ph.D.

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DEWAYNE MIDDLETON

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Middleton holds a bachelor’s degree in coaching and sports administration from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master’s in secondary education from Alcorn State University, and a doctorate in community college leadership from Mississippi State University.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

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The campaign, initiated by the student international officers of the college honor society Phi Theta Kappa, uses evidence-based statistics and first-hand success stories to spread the message that community colleges offer a smart option for individuals to achieve their educational goals.