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Notes on contributors
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Candice L. Bledsoe
Candice L. Bledsoe, EdD, is a faculty member in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education, a Hunt Institute Fellow, and co-convener of the Women of Color Research Cluster at Southern Methodist University.
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Alicia C. Dowd,
Alicia C. Dowd, PhD, a professor in the Pennsylvania State University College of Education, directs the Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) and CSHE’s Academic Leadership Academy.
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LaWanda W. M. Ward
LaWanda W. M. Ward, JD, PhD, and Center for the Study of Higher Education Research Associate, is an Assistant Professor in the Pennsylvania State University College of Education.