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Tag: Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
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Trinity, AU and Martha’s Table Partner to Offer Pathways Into Early Childhood Education Workforce
In an effort to create a more qualified workforce, the city of Washington D.C. increased its minimum education requirements for early childhood professionals in 2016. Under the regulations, by 2022, workers within childcare facilities must obtain at least a Child Development Associate (CDA) certification. To progress within the field, an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is also required. To encourage more individuals to pursue a career in early childhood education and meet D.C.’s educational requirements, Trinity, American University’s (AU) School of Education and non-profit Martha’s Table collaborated to launch Elevate Early Education.
May 10, 2021
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AU’s School of Education Implements Initiatives to Foster Antiracist Environment
After students expressed their concerns to administration following the death of George Floyd and other recent acts of police violence, American University’s School of Education (AU SOE) pledged to do their part to create an antiracist campus.
September 2, 2020
Faculty & Staff
American University Receives $300,000 Grant to Increase Minority STEM Faculty
American University (AU) received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase the number of women and underrepresented minority faculty within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field. The funding would go towards an analysis of university policies and procedures that affect equitable hiring. There will also be a focus on the […]
December 12, 2019
HBCUs
Experts: Freshmen Should Receive an Honest Account of What Takes Place on College Campuses
When Anthony Grant, associate director of admissions at Earlham College in Indiana, attended a college fair in New Mexico this past summer, a student asked him to tell her more about the discrimination she heard had taken place on campus recently.
November 8, 2017
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