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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I remember riding the bus home from work one day and I saw someone with the Central Michigan University bumper sticker, and so I applied because I recognized the bumper sticker,” says Patterson-Stephens, who graduated in 2003 from CMU with a degree in sociology.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Opportunity to make a difference For the 49-year-old public scholar who has spent much of his career exploring issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and anti-racism leadership across the K-12 and higher education landscape, coming to WMU was an opportunity to help propel the 120-year institution forward.

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ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute Recap

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

becky martinez, Gavin Henning (one of the founders of the institute in 2003), and Anne Lundquist. Dr. martinez, a nationally known speaker and educator on social justice, challenged all of us to reflect on our own power, privilege, and positionality and how that impacts our assessment efforts.

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

At the core of student-centered learning is the critical role of student voice in the dynamic of teaching for understanding (not just knowledge acquisition), as well as for personal transformation and embracing social justice principles to constructively change and improve our world. Harvard Educational Review , 83 (1), 98–119.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Gilliam was appointed to the role of president of Boston University.