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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) They expressed they became better students because they wished to remain eligible to participate in sports. Community College.

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Nation’s First-Ever Black Honors College Hopes to Inspire Others

Insight Into Diversity

Accepted students will have access to scholarships, campus housing, dedicated counselors and advisors, and distinguished recognition upon completion of their degree program. The fall 2024 application is open to incoming first-year students. ‘If or above and a specific interest in Black studies.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

In addition to paying for career-planning assistance from JEVS, the endowment fund will provide scholarships to students and distribute $450,000 annually to eligible candidates. Temple plans to begin awarding the scholarships this coming fall. million for scholarships for students with disabilities since 1981.

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

ACPA

His career in higher education spans his first role as a research assistant in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Florida State University in 1977 until his retirement in 2016 as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Oregon.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Achieving HSI status Larry Eby Larry Eby, executive director of advancement at Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) in Delaware, said several years ago the college’s admissions office saw there was a rising number of Hispanic students pursuing higher education.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

With the integration of the BSDT, Clark is positioned to empower scholarship, pedagogy and innovation related to creative arts, media, design and technology. Clark honored and matched the financial commitments that Becker made to the students, and the students were not harmed financially in the transfer.

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Remembering Dr. Lee Noel

Helix Education

He began his career in higher education at Illinois State as the assistant dean of students and financial aid administrator, and in 1963, became the associate executive director of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission.