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GLADIS KERSAINT

GLADIS KERSAINT has been appointed dean of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, effective in July. She is associate dean of the College of Education and a professor at the University of South Florida. Kersaint holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Miami, and a doctorate from Illinois State University.

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Skidmore College’s Wiley Embraces Being ‘Professor of Place’

Dr. Amber N. Wiley, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, says travel experiences ignited her interest in architecture.

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Passing On Our History to the Next Generation

There are some compelling questions to be asked regarding Black History Month as we know it now.

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Demarcus Cousins Cries Foul and We All Lose

Monday, February 8, is the start of the Lunar New Year and, for Asian Americans of Chinese descent, a very big deal.

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Professor Who Wore Headscarf to Leave Christian College

By Associated Press CHICAGO — A professor at a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God will leave her post, the school near Chicago announced. In a statement posted on Wheaton College’s website, the school and Larycia Hawkins said they “have reached a confidential agreement under which they will part ways.” […]

Scholar Fits Paul Quinn College to a T

With a mother as a university professor and former dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso, there was little question that Dr. Robert Tinajero ― a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar ― would go on to achieve greatness.

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Georgia Court: Immigrants Can’t Sue State Agency on Tuition

ATLANTA ― Georgia’s highest court on Monday ruled against a group of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children and wanted access to in-state tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. However, the court decision hinged not on their immigration status, but on whether they were legally allowed to sue the […]

8 Universities Unite to Guide More Latinos to Professoriate

Five majority research institutions and three Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) are teaming up to help increase the number of Latino professors at colleges and universities across the nation.

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Attracting Native Americans to Academe: A ‘Business’ Model

Outside of tribal colleges, Native American student representation in four-year colleges is appallingly low—0.9 percent. It is even lower, 0.5 percent, at the graduate level.

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Report: More HSIs Overall, but Growth Remains Concentrated

The number of colleges and universities identified as Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) rose 7 percent in the 2014-15 academic year as compared to the previous year, according to a recently released annual analysis conducted by Excelencia in Education.

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UCLA Exemplifies Ability to Forge Ahead in Fisher Era

The Supreme Court’s re-visit of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin reignites the debate over affirmative action in admissions.

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ALVIN ALVAREZ

ALVIN ALVAREZ has been appointed dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences at San Francisco State University. He is interim dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences and a professor at San Francisco State. Alvarez earned bachelor’s degrees from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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