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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2011, when she joined Colorado College as a postdoctoral fellow, she faced significant social challenges as a Black woman from Washington, D.C., Her meteoric rise is particularly noteworthy given the historical barriers faced by women of color in academia. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2. Wale (“Ambition”, 2011) “Move with aggression, use my mind as a weapon. McCool is an assistant professor of digital and global media at West Chester University. His research and writing revolve around socially conscious music, hip-hop, technology, and media representation. Dr. Jeremy C.

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

Specifically, the term refers to unequal access to digital multimodal technology, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and high-speed internet (West, 2011). Digital Media for Teaching and Learning The importance of digital tools in teaching and learning cannot be overemphasized. Image courtesy of Kyle Lautner, Unsplash.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1. For example, Dr. Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

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Establishing Belonging for Creative Scholars and Teachers

The Scholarly Teacher

This programming supports ongoing dialogue in the academy about creative scholarship in terms of documentation, promotion, and institutional support (see, Adams & Meyer, 2011; Cantor & Lavine, 2006; Hays, 1989; Kezar et al., The tenure and promotion standards used to evaluate creative scholarship in the media and communication fields.

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

2011) as students discover and amplify their authentic voice and self-efficacy. How Can Visual Journaling Help Students Find Their Voice? Visual literacy is the capacity to analyze, evaluate, utilize, and create images and visual media. 2011/2022). References ACLR. American Library Association. link] Arnheim, R.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. Tracks from undergraduate to graduate studies allowed students to see the career potential of various majors. “We