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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017. She also holds a certificate in Closing the Achievement Gap from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

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Report Details How Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act Could Better Serve Students of Color and Low-Income Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Dr. Kayla C.

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Lumina Releases New Long-Term Goal and Strategic Plan for Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jamie Merisotis The Lumina Foundation announced a new goal to increase the number of Americans with education and training to 75%. Seventeen years later, the percentage of adults 25 to 64 who have achieved education attainment after high school has increased from 38% to 55%. We had to rethink how education creates opportunities.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They shared their convictions with their two sons, including the importance of education and social service. It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. Dr. Dereck J.

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Colleges honor education majors with pinning ceremonies

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Image: Savannah O’Connor, a junior in Rowan University’s College of Education, doesn’t have much free time. But a new tradition launched by the New Jersey university to honor and acknowledge future educators recently helped lift her spirits and boost her confidence in her chosen profession.

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EVELYN BILIAS LOLIS

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Evelyn Bilias Lolis Evelyn Bilias Lolis has been named dean of the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) at Fairfield University. Bilias Lolis joined the Department of Psychological & Educational Consultation at Fairfield University in 2010, earning tenure in 2018; she most recently served as SEHDs interim dean.

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How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The year: 2008. During our post-mortem, we realized that the political rhetoric surrounding the 2008 presidential race had hijacked our discussion. Our focus on truth-digging also inspired me to examine the role Obama’s Muslim-sounding middle name played in the 2008 election. I was teaching undergraduates in the Deep South.

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