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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

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Hands-On Lessons in Leadership Over the years, President Milliron found his way into many leadership positions. When a board sings and does great work and doesn't get in the way, they're empowering the organization." The Biggest Leadership Challenge Whatever the organization, leadership is ultimately about leading people.

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Dr. Donovan Livingston Returns Home, Merging His Hip Hop Self with His College Advisor Self

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When I was here as a student, there was a structure for student-led organizations or student-run opportunities for the development of my Hip Hop identity and spoken word identity, but there wasn't really that curricular environment,” he said. “I in educational leadership and cultural foundations from UNC Greensboro.

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Breaking the Assimilationist Trajectory

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Red Corn Title: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University College of Education. Age: 39 Education: B.S., education, University of Kansas; M.S., education, University of Kansas; and Ed.D., The history of Native education in the United States is fraught with dispossession.

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Are We There Yet? Revising and Questioning Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In other words, Affirmative Action should have been a beginning policy step, along with lots of educational practice, for organizations to move towards treating everyone equitably across racial categories. There are too many clear indications that in America, individuals, organizations, institutions, etc.,

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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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Army Veteran and Doctoral Student Named Inaugural Winner of the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 6888th – the only all-female unit in Army history – was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in March 2022. in educational leadership with an emphasis on higher education, Burkett wants to advocate for unheard voices and share stories of the vulnerable and underrepresented. Pursuing an Ed.D. Pursuing an Ed.D.

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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 Charlestons played important roles at their institutions when Harvard and UW – Madison began to undertake serious review of their past history of racial discrimination.