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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Time Magazine in 2005 hailed her as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science,” having held senior leadership positions in government, industry, research and academe. Jackson also was the recipient of a 2009 John Hope Franklin Award, presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

2019; Silvestri, 2005). Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space. Although substantial research has been conducted on the topic of effective teaching (Campbell et al., 2020; Hannafin et al., 2020; Hannafin et al., Silvestri, J.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, and served as the chair of the governing board for the Higher Ed Equity Network and chair of the finance and investment committee for the EDUCAUSE board of directors. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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Howard Earns $90 Million DoD Contract, a First for an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

government took a major step towards remedying these disparities by awarding a five-year $90 million contract to create a university affiliated research center (UARC) to Howard University, one of the largest HBCUs in America. This week, the U.S. UARCs have not always been celebrated when they’ve been announced, however.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

In some countries, universities have been subject to government control, with appointments and administrative positions influenced by political interests, leading to violations of academic autonomy and freedom. How does corporate governance affect the relationship between institutional autonomy and academic freedom?

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Open universities: between radical promise and market reality

SRHE

Similarly, Butler (2005) reminds us that the very categories of who counts as human, who is deemed grievable, and whose knowledge is legitimised are deeply political struggles. Arendt ( 1961 , 2005 ) warned that democracy is not self-sustaining; it depends on an informed citizenry capable of judgment, debate, and resistance.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. The demand for professional interpreters and translators continues to grow.”