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Dr. LaNitra M. Berger, George Mason University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Berger is an award-winning scholar and social justice educator who is making higher education more accessible to underrepresented students. Her scholarly interests are in art and social activism in the African and Jewish diasporas.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Replace tolerance with acceptance; (2) A social justice ideology. A detailed description of social justice appears here ; (3) Appreciate and respect diversity. The racial nexus between social disaster, housing wealth, and public policy. Social Justice Research, 28, 318-338. Prufrock Press.

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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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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial crises and their impact on higher education (2008-2010) The 2008 financial crisis had far-reaching effects on higher education, ushering in an era of budget cuts, rising tuition fees, and an intensified focus on financial sustainability. As Dr. Johnnetta B.

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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.

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Rebelling together against the myth of the lone creative genius: how arts-based pedagogies enhanced community learning

SRHE

Jordan (2010) argues that when vulnerability is met with criticism, we disengage as a self-preservation tactic. She asserts: Art in education is a goldmine of untouched opportunities [and can be] used to foster students holistic development, stimulate creative thinking and engagement with social justice.

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Wonders of the Invisible World

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 2010, Princeton got the equivalent of $50,000 per student in federal and state benefits, while its similar-size public neighbor, the College of New Jersey, received just $2,000 per student. In one essay, Professor Labaree cites a telling fact that the economist Richard Vedder uncovered.