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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

Increasing access and affordability of pathways into teaching–especially for future teachers of color. These institutions include public and private universities, a teachers’ union-led initiative, and residency programs. Six programs are designated Minority-Serving Institutions.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.”

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Dr. Levon Esters Appointed Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. He is also director of the Mentoring@Purdue program and director of Cornell University’s Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellowship Program.

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How the University of Kentucky Is Beating the Odds of the Teacher Shortage

Insight Into Diversity

The decline in students graduating from teacher education programs and the nationwide teacher shortage have become more acute in the past five years. Recruiting more students to backfill the teacher pipeline amid a growing shortage in the U.S. is at the top of nearly every education school’s agenda. .

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MSU Cuts a Year from Teacher Certification Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dramatic changes are coming to the education program at Michigan State University (MSU), a response both to student needs and a nationwide teacher shortage. In 2021, students sent a letter to the provost expressing their qualms about the financial and mental burdens. They don't come back to complete student teaching.”

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JMU administrator leads with student experience in mind

Inside Higher Ed

In fact, he found the idea of being a teacher a little insulting. But now, with decades of experience in teaching and higher education under his belt, he’s looking at new ways to shape the student academic experience, leading with equity and access in mind. ” That was the first moment that education was planted in my mind.

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MEGA Symposium to Build Pipelines that Bring Black and Latinx Men to College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nine out of ten raise their hands,” said Jean, assistant provost for special programs at MSU. Dr. Daniel Jean, assistant provost for special programs at Montclair State university. Jean himself lost a close friend to street violence, and he said the crisis has only worsened since he was a teen.

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