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JG When Julissa Gutierrez was appointed New York’s chief diversity officer last summer, she was tasked with registering more MWBEs and reaching the state’s ambitious 30% MWBE contract utilization goal – which New York nearly did, with the state announcing in December that 29.51% of its contracts had been awarded to firms owned by women or minorities in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. An expert on Latino issues and civic engagement, Gutierrez previously held key roles with the National Associat...

CSU Summer Session 2021 will be more affordable and flexible for undergraduates 08 Feb, 2021 Summer session plays an important role in supporting the Colorado State University journey for students with an affordable option to stay on track, catch up, or get ahead on credits. For 2021, CSU is expanding this opportunity for low-income students and non-residents, thanks to the support of Provost Mary Pedersen. An analysis of Summer Enrollment and Student Success by CSU Institutional Research, ...

National Student Clearinghouse The latest fall college enrollment figures released this month tell a startling story that alarms educators: The sharp declines at community colleges — far larger than at four-year colleges — are due mostly to disappearing male students. At some community colleges, the losses are minor. At others, however, they are dramatic. At Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, fully half of the Black male students enrolled in the spring of 2020 and still worki...

Task force on contract, continuing and adjunct faculty reconvened for spring 11 Dec, 2020 A task force that issued a host of recommendations around improving work conditions for non-tenure-track faculty at Colorado State University has been reconvened by Provost and Executive Vice President Mary Pedersen and will continue its work this spring. In its second phase, what has been known as the Campuswide Non-Tenure-Track Task Force will continue to look at implementation issues associated with...