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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II Appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri

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Lawrence II “I especially look forward to working with the academic deans, department chairs, and the faculty – including them in the decision-making process to move Lincoln University to its next level of preeminence,” Lawrence said. Lawrence has served as vice president for postsecondary education at the Southern Regional Education Board.

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INSIGHT Welcomes Robin R. Means Coleman as New Editorial Board Member

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At Michigan, she served as the Associate Dean of Social Sciences in the Rackham Graduate School, as well as Chair of the Department of Communication Studies. Coleman was a fellow in the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University. Coleman was a fellow in the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University.

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Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan

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Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu, an assistant professor of educational leadership at Santa Clara University, California, agrees. Thinking about academic histories and rich traditions, I’m excited the Centennial Conference [members] are on the forefront of this,” says Keaton.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

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LaVar Charleston studied public relations, marketing, educational leadership and policy analysis. history, gender and race with the law. The two came together to create the Graduate School Academy, partnering with the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education, the brainchild of Drs. Jerlando F.

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Are We There Yet? Revising and Questioning Affirmative Action

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Some parts of history have been suppressed in many states, books banned, curriculum and conversations disappeared, and even research agendas are on hold or downright outlawed and controlled. Research is clear regarding how race and racism impact us all in the United States and beyond. We are not there yet. Racial diversity has to be valued.

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Research in Action: Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson

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Bowman (left), Michigan State University’s associate dean for academic and student affairs, and other leaders from the university’s college of education. Photo by Trevor Hawks | Michigan State University College of Education Dr. Jerlando F. It was in doing that role where my interest in being a dean was rekindled.

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

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He has written previously for RNL about best financial practices for universities and has also written for The Chronicle of Higher Education among other publications. Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. The news has not been good.