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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For Dartmouth and Columbia, these are the first women presidents in their history, while Harvard welcomes its first African American president. Felecia Commodore, associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University. I wouldn’t exaggerate the moment,” said McCaughey.

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Politics and Policy Making in the Postsecondary Sector

Inside Higher Ed

In the executive branch, the Department of Education will begin the process to develop a number of regulatory reforms , including regulations on distance education, student loan servicing, accreditation and other matters affecting higher education institutions. What are some of the key takeaways for leaders in higher ed?

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process. The attacks on Black stories, authors, and history will be met with resistance.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalie Youngbull, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at the University of Oklahoma, shared research on how TCUs are improving the lives of their students and their communities. They’re there to provide access to higher education to their communities.” Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, a Ph.D.

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Pell Grant increase a key priority in lame duck session

Inside Higher Ed

So history cannot repeat itself here, or people will be doomed to failure as to the goals of CHIPS and Science legislation.” Under the bill, colleges would have to provide data to the Department of Education regarding student enrollment, persistence, transfer and completion measures for all programs and degree levels.

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UK Doctoral Program Presents Inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion Award

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His advisor in the program, Kayla Johnson, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, says Cummings is the “epitome of a champion.” Improving education, specifically for marginalized students, is his passion. We are poised to make our impact in DEI,” Cummings says.