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Students

Dr. Irelene Ricks Program Advisor – American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Ricks, a Washington, D.C., native, has been working in education for more than 20 years. She has served as a grants administrator at Howard University, policy analyst for the White House Office of Management and Budget, program manager for NOAA’s Office of Education, director of minority affairs for the American Society for Cell Biology in […]

April 28, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Study: Female Leaders in Higher Ed Face Different Expectations than Males

A recent study of top female college and university leaders finds that female higher education administrators still face subtle barriers to success.

April 27, 2014

Students

Dr. Muriel A. Howard – President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Howard, president of AASCU since 2009, is the first African-American to lead one of the six presidentially based higher education associations in Washington, D.C. She is also AASCU’s first female president. She is the former president of Buffalo State College, State University of New York and the vice president for public service and urban affairs […]

April 25, 2014

Students

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane University

Host of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]

April 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little – Chancellor, University of Kansas

Gray-Little has been the chancellor of the University of Kansas since 2009. Previously, she was a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also held several top administrative posts, including executive vice chancellor and provost. She is vice chair of the board of trustees for the Online Computer […]

April 25, 2014

Students

Dr. Juliet V. García – President, University of Texas at Brownsville

García became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville in January 1992. When she was named president of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she became the fi rst Mexican American woman in the nation to become president of a college or university. García has advocated increasing access to higher education through innovation and experimentation, […]

April 25, 2014

MSIs

Welcome Aboard!

Wendi Mays has joined the Diverse team as the Digital & Webinar Business Development Manager. She has worked in marketing management for over 16 years, specializing in managing and producing webinars for the last 6 years. Wendi currently resides in Fairfax, Virginia.

April 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Preparation for College 2025

Education, corporate and philanthropic leaders from around the world say they believe that many colleges will be unrecognizable in another decade.

April 21, 2014

Sports

Diverse Interactions

Diverse would like to warmly welcome all new readers whom we met over the weekend at the Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU) conference in Denver. We look forward to your readership and staying connected with you!

April 17, 2014

Asian American Pacific Islander

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN

This full-time, 12-month administrator provides overall budgetary, curricular, and personnel leadership and direction to the School of Professional Psychology and Health in accordance with the mission and strategic plan of CIIS.

April 13, 2014

Students

Diversity Abroad Seeks to Boost Minority Participation in International Study

According to the Institute of International Education (IIE), of all U.S. students that participate in study abroad programs, 76.4 percent are White as of 2012.

April 8, 2014

Community Colleges

An Urban Engaged Institution, A Community Guided by an Ethic of Care

University of Baltimore SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Baltimore, MD Shelia Higgs Burkhalter, M.B.A.,M.S.Ed. Founded in 1925 Associate Vice President for Student Affairs www.ubalt.edu Founded in 1925 as a private institution, the University of Baltimore (UB) is a public undergraduate, graduate and professional university located in the heart of Maryland’s largest city. UB’s schools and colleges […]

April 8, 2014