cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.COVID-19Reflecting Back to Move Equity in Education ForwardAs we embark upon a new year, it is important for education leaders to reflect on 2020 in order to assess what we got right, determine what went wrong, and then set a course for a more equitable education for all students in 2021.December 31, 2020PodcastsWhat a Year – 2020 in ReviewIn this episode, podcast host David Pluviose wraps up the year and brings the latest ideas, coverage, and hot topics straight from the Diverse newsroom to you. With higher education impacted by not one but two pandemics – COVID and Racism, it is needless to say that 2020 has been a turbulent and challenging […]December 31, 2020African-AmericanIt Makes Me Wanna Holler: The Need for Self-Care for Black Soldiers on the FrontlinesFor “Black soldiers on the frontlines” of the liberation struggle, if we were to be honest with ourselves, 2020 has been a year that has “made us want to holler.”December 22, 2020Latest NewsYear in Review: 2020 Brought ‘Precedent-Setting’ Changes to Higher EdCOVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement dominated the headlines in 2020, but there were also precedent-setting events in higher education that garnered our attention.December 22, 2020Latest NewsIn Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2020In this memoriam, Diverse pays tribute to a few of the trendsetters and trailblazers, innovators and educators, scholars and thought leaders, champions and caretakers whom we lost in 2020. What links them is the indelible mark they left on the lives of countless students, higher education, society and the world.December 22, 2020OpinionWhen We Understand Microaggressions in the Broader Context of Systemic Racism, We’ll Make Some ProgressMany people have heard the word “microaggression,” but how many understand what it really means, or looks like?December 21, 2020OpinionA Former Students’ Perspective on Secretary of Education Finalist, Dr. Leslie T. FenwickDr. Leslie T. Fenwick, dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership and policy has emerged as one of the finalists under consideration to be President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of education. During my matriculation through the doctoral program at Howard University, I had the honor of learning under the tutelage of Dr. Fenwick.December 18, 2020PodcastsHow to Improve Faculty Diversity Through Inclusive Hiring and Retention PracticesEvery year the student population across college campuses grows more diverse while the faculty ranks remain overwhelmingly white. In this feature episode Diverse host David Pluviose, joins EAB’s podcast host, Rachel Tanner, to examine the issue and offer concrete steps university leaders can take to change things for the better. While achieving diversity in […]December 17, 2020Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Must Move Beyond Opportunity, Focus on SuccessWhile we know that hard work and persistence are essential to success, we also know that opportunity and access are the true keys to student persistence and achievement. The modern community college was established in all states following passage of the GI Bill, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of vets entering American higher education […]December 16, 2020StudentsDoubling the Pell Grant to Promote Access to Opportunity, Higher EdPresident-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ victory signals a crucial moment for enhanced access to higher education that could, given their commitment to “Doubling the Pell Grant,” promote a success model as well. One of the points to be emphasized is that the goal of college access has force and plausibility as an aim of social policy only insofar as colleges and universities function as effective means for delivering what they promise to deliver. And, while education has a number of legitimate goals, among the most central are promoting cognitive and socio-emotional development, allowing students to attain general knowledge and skills, and helping students become desirable from the perspective of employers. For the latter, they must graduate. What follows from these considerations, then, is that whatever form access strategies assume, college campuses need to adopt corresponding strategies that meet the needs of the students they choose to enroll.December 15, 2020Previous PagePage 47 of 3226Next Page