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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In sharing the news of his appointment, the 2005 alumnus of Florida A&M University (FAMU) described his move as "the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made." It was at least a decade later before Fisk's John Lewis Center for Social Justice was established in 2019 to carry on a similar mantle. Cole "cannot do."

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Breaking Bread in Communities of Learners

The Scholarly Teacher

Paul Vivian Johnson , Hamline University Key Statement: This article reports on a relationship between two social justice professors who shared stories of battle fatigue and, in doing so, supported each other in avoiding burnout. They recognize that a critical issue in doing this work is avoiding burnout.

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Open universities: between radical promise and market reality

SRHE

Yet, as higher education is increasingly reshaped by market logics, can open universities still claim to be engines of social progress, or have they become institutions that now reproduce the very inequalities they sought to dismantle? This question is not merely academic; it is profoundly political.

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

SRHE

Zulu, C (2016) Gender equity and equality in higher education leadership: Whats social justice and substantive equality got to do with it? Universities offer the necessary space for the exercise of academic freedom, and thus, institutional autonomy is necessary for its preservation. Industrial management & data systems, Lippa, R.

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President’s corner: Trust is the bedrock of progress at High Point University

University Business

Qubein’s rise to the highest ranks of higher education despite his lack of administrative experience seems as farfetched as HPU managing to continually improve enrollment since his tenure began in 2005, surviving the blows of the 2007-08 Great Recession and the pandemic. “I believe in this work. “I believe in this work.

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Success Story: Wesleyan University

Via's

When Emily arrived at the private liberal arts university in January 2015, the study abroad office was using a “homegrown” software system developed by an employee in their IT department. “It It was actually really good, and he was very skilled at building it—but he was so good he was one of the most sought-after people on campus,” Emily recalls.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eventually, they documented their experiences in a 2005 article, "Retaining Each Other: Narratives of Two African American Women in the Academy." It takes all of us — the co-conspirators, the social justice warriors, the culturally competent people — being in lockstep, which is very hard. We have to work to maintain that.”

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