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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

Now that we’re starting to get the results, we’re able to tell our social justice story.” From 1998 to 2003, Floyd served the university before going on to lead the University of Missouri and Washington State University. Equity has long been a part of Western Michigan University’s DNA.

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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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Lessons in Gratitude

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Journal of Personality & Social Psychology , 84 (2), 377–389. There are many other ways of giving thanks and the closing invitation here is to find more opportunities and reasons for doing so. We all will be grateful for the gifts that flow from this as gratitude, leads to generosity. References and further reading: Emmons, R.

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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. Navigating the self: A path to social justice.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On June 30, the Supreme Court struck down the measure, which was based on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief. Notable appointments In July, Dr.