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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

“ True social transformations are measured in decades, not years ,” our founder Benjamin Riley wrote in 2017. It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Everyday we’re seeing evidence of impact.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A. Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

Deans for Impact

At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. Read on for more of our 2022 impact. 20 fellows. 15+ states represented. 20 fellows.

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Honoring identities and pursuing excellence: meet Valerie Sakimura, DFI’s new executive director

Deans for Impact

It’s how she showed up with deans, program faculty, teacher-educators, and aspiring teachers in her role as vice president of program at Deans for Impact (DFI) over the last seven years. Those were my first experiences as an educator, and they made me excited about the potential of teaching.

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With a new partnership, the UW is leveraging our strengths to address the climate crisis

UW Presidential Blog

The climate crisis our world faces is urgent and demands collaborative action across every sector. The University of Washington, as a global public research University with deep expertise in environmental and clean energy sciences, is already creating real impact in addressing the threat of climate change.

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Change is an opportunity. Amid deepening pressures, universities must seize it

University Business

Amid declining enrollment, diminished public confidence and generational shifts in the workforce, change may be our only constant and the only universal necessity in the 21st century. To drive discussion, program analyses should follow a long-term vision rooted in where the institution strives for the most significant impact.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The direct impact of the SCOTUS ruling — how many fewer individuals of color have been admitted to medical programs this fall — is still unknown. Applicants can talk about race when they relate it to becoming a better person with more maturity and life experience.” But there are predictors. Nine states in the U.S.