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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., funded by the Alfred P.

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Bridging Communities and Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roshaunda Breeden never expected to become a faculty member at North Carolina State University (NC State), the very same institution where her journey in higher education began. It feels like a dream come true, says Breeden, who is an assistant professor of higher education opportunity, equity, and justice at NC State.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten. The executive branch is straining to keep its promises.

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The Future of Equitable AI in Higher Education

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As AI (artificial intelligence) continues to reshape industries, Complete College America (CCA) launched its Council on Equitable AI in 2024, a significant move that addresses systemic inequities in higher education. This initiative highlights AI’s growing role in educational settings and its potential to advance student success.

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Proposal Calls for Merger of California’s Higher Education Systems

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This sweeping recommendation, presented in a white paper by Su Jin Jez, CEO of California Competes, and supported by The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, aims to overhaul a fragmented higher education structure established in 1960.

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Worthy of More: Systemic Failures Women of Color Face in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Why are women of color in higher education celebrated for their excellence yet set up to fail by the very systems that claim to value them? This isnt a personal failure; its a systemic issueand higher education is a microcosm of broader workplace inequities.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.