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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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Welcome Tricia Serio, our next UW Provost and Executive VP

UW Presidential Blog

It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies (ELPS) and coordinator of the college student personnel program at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she is working to achieve that goal with her scholarship and her administrative responsibilities. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Teik Lim “My family did not have much money, but with the help of a generous undergraduate scholarship from Michigan Tech, I was able to support myself through college and become the first member of my family to earn a college degree,” said Lim. That began my pathway forward and my love of engineering.”

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

The Breen Center for Career and Professional Development and the office of the provost organized the event, creating a day off in the academic calendar for this inaugural expo. Faculty wanted to support student retention and provide greater academic support through a day of just academic advising in the spring semester.

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A Defense of the Senior Diversity Officer in Politically Charged Times

Insight Into Diversity

Indeed, UC serves a high percentage of first-generation and low-income students who have some of the highest retention and graduation rates in the country. Our work is grounded in scholarship, the importance of building and expanding partnerships, and a deep understanding of institutional priorities.