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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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Romn Liera is a rising star in higher education, with a dedication to equity, innovative scholarship and student-centered learni Dr. Romn Liera ning. Thats how I came into my work around racial equity and organizational change. I was asking questions about the culture, how it created spaces that excluded us, says Liera.

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

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The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. History has shown that equity needs to drip from the federal level, and right now the faucet seems rusty. The

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CUNY School of Medicine Awarded $19 Million NIH Grant to Create Health Equity Center

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million from the National Institutes of Health to create a health equity center. The transformational gift will support the development of the New York Center for Minority Health, Equity and Social Justice, to be led by the CUNY School of Medicine and headquartered on its Harlem campus. Matos Rodríguez.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

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The announcement, made at ATD's annual DREAM conference in Philadelphia, highlights these institutions' exceptional work in improving student outcomes and closing equity gaps. Perhaps most notably, the equity gap between first-generation and non-first-generation students in fall-to-fall persistence narrowed by 3 percentage points.

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Family leave is a gender equity issue

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Clare Matysova's research highlights how much better higher education employers could be doing on family leave The post Family leave is a gender equity issue appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew

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InsideTrack's president suggests some fixes after the rate of women transferring from two-year to four-year institutions fell during the pandemic.

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‘Real equity’: Southern New Hampshire U’s next president shares her vision

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Lisa Marsh Ryerson, former leader of Wells College and the AARP Foundation, will take over for longtime President Paul LeBlanc in July.

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