Gia SavageAfrican-AmericanScholar Studies the Complexity of Black IdentityDr. Robert Patterson’s passion for education began early. As a young child, he carried a clipboard and wore glasses, as if he were already teaching a classroom.November 28, 2017StudentsFor Medina, Being Administrator Makes a DifferenceDr. Carlos Medina, vice chancellor and chief diversity officer for the State University of New York (SUNY), says that his introduction to higher education administration did not have a linear trajectory. He initially wanted to become a teacher and did achieve this goal after having obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from the State University […]October 16, 2017StudentsZamudio Clearing Path for More Bilingual EducatorsDr. Maria Luisa Zamudio’s career in higher education began in 2001, when she was a student at Illinois State University. Shortly after completing her master’s degree, she began working with federal grants as a full-time program coordinator in the bilingual office at ISU. Zamudio received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Tamaulipas Institute of […]October 11, 2017StudentsFor Espinoza, Collaboration a Major Component of LeadershipIn his 10 years of administration at Virginia Tech, Juan Espinoza has focused on numerous diversity programs, specifically diversity recruitment programming.October 5, 2017StudentsCall to Action Sent Sánchez Down Path to PresidencyA protest as an undergraduate student prompted Frank Sánchez to look into master’s and Ph.D. programs. That educational curiosity eventually would lead to his being named president of Rhode Island College.October 4, 2017HomeCabrera: An Advocate for Student AccessEntering his sixth year as GMU president, Dr. Ángel Cabrera’s tenure has been marked by campus growth as well as the development of new programs for the university’s incredibly diverse student body.October 1, 2017StudentsETS Survey Aimed at Diversifying Teaching FieldETS also has partnered with three Tribal Colleges to go even deeper than the survey, conducting phone interviews and site visits to further explore the challenges that schools face in admitting and retaining minority, specifically Native American, teacher candidates.September 25, 2017HBCUsA Year Later, National Museum of African American History and Culture Continues to Draw CrowdsThe Smithsonian NMAAHC encapsulates the powerful narrative of African-Americans and their significant journey to and within the United States.September 24, 2017News RoundupNew Magazine Focuses on Research at HBCUsDeveloped with the stories of the HBCU community in mind, a new magazine will share the innovative and inspiring work of scientists at historically Black colleges and universities across the nation. Celebrating the launch at the Newseum in the nation’s capital during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, HBCU Research magazine made its debut. […]September 23, 2017StudentsHoward University Moves Up in 2018 Best College RankingsUS News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s colleges and universities shows that Howard University, a historically Black college in Washington, D.C., has risen 14 slots since last year to 110th in the National Universities category. “The things that we’ve been doing at the university are really aimed at academic excellence and ensuring […]September 12, 2017Page 1 of 5Next Page
