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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At Pittsburgh, she served as interim dean of the school since August 2023.

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Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history. He established the Rutgers Scarlet Service program, providing students with paid internships at nonprofit and government organizations. His scholarly work focuses on post-emancipation U.S.

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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Listen to Benjamin reflect on what has made DFI a learning organization: [link]. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”.

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Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unlike traditional academic organizations that can be exclusive or rigid in their scope, BWSA is intentionally inclusive, embracing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to the field of Black Womens Studies. We kept saying there should be an organization that highlights how our work connects rather than divides.

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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching

Deans for Impact

The initiative is organized into six regions, each overseen by a local educator-preparation program, and serves a racially, socioeconomically, and culturally diverse body of K-12 students across 27 school districts in Illinois. Contact Patrick Steck, Senior Director of Policy, at psteck@deansforimpact.org.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our view is weve got to do more to transform higher education, workforce systems in order to meet human talent needs. Brown described those as the essential elements going into A Stronger Nation, Luminas data visualization tool, available on the organizations website.

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Doctoral Distress: Graduate Program Pressures Impact Student Mental Health

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The GSRC actively participates in the Economic Crisis Response team, which assists graduate students facing financial hardship, and plays an important role in organizing the campuswide Graduate Student Orientation and Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week.