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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.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. You just can’t convince the American people of that. My generation of academics was the luckiest in history. They don’t want to hear it.”

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

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Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. The three of us have been talking about where our professional worlds intersect, a conversation we thought we’d bring to this space.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

or higher and an interest in Black history, life, and culture. The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. “In

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Maryland (UMD) has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, The 1856 Project – Reconstructing the Truth. It’s our own small way to ensure that all voices are heard, and all people are respected.” University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel.

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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. About 40% of African American males on campus have above a 3.0

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Building confidence and joy: how tutoring is sparking promise in New Jersey

Deans for Impact

And, what about Thursday?”. As the young girl rounds the corner to her next activity with a gleeful “yayyyy,” Steven turns back to me, chuckling, “sorry about that, where were we?”. So I asked Steven what that interaction meant to him and what he was going to miss about the kids he’d worked with the last seven weeks.

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