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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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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. Fire in the heart: How white activists embrace racial justice. New Harbinger Publications.

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Doing the dirty work of academia? Ancillary staff in higher education

SRHE

by Marie-Pierre Moreau and Lucie Wheeler Cleaning, catering and security staff fulfil an important function in maintaining and enhancing the social and material environment of higher education (HE). Yet this group has attracted limited considerations from researchers and policy-makers alike.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Remembering Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952-2023)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Al Sharpton has become the lightning rod in moving Obama’s agenda forward,” Ogletree said in a 2010 interview “And he has access to both the streets and the suites, to make sure that the people who are voiceless, faceless and powerless finally have some say.” A native of Merced, Calif., Ogletree was the oldest of seven siblings. Ogletree, Jr.

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Developing courses In 2010, Nurse wondered why Delaware State didn’t have a women’s studies program. You really can’t develop that unless you are considering all issues.

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Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing: Mental health in our professional practice

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Largely attributed to the work of Whitehead (2010), ‘aesthetics’ is also defined as ‘grace’ or ‘poise’, such as the ability to balance on an uneven terrain and be alert and sensitised to the changing moods and colours of an environment. Complex knowing: promoting response-ability within music and science teacher education.