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Johnson Appointed Edmund W. Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at ETS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Johnson is currently the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Social Policy and STEM Equity at Johns Hopkins University. The chair is named after Gordon, a prominent psychologist and education researcher. Odis Johnson Jr. Odis Johnson Jr.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her area of research is in Whiteness Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis, tracing how whiteness is reproduced in everyday narratives.She is a two-time winner of the Students Choice Award for Educator of the Year at the University of Washingtons School of Social Work. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“In states like Tennessee where it’s performance-based funding, even if a community college does really well in comparison to its previous year, there are still benchmarks to some extent across the state with other community colleges that can have an adverse impact on funding,” said Smith, whose research currently focuses on community colleges.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college maintains its commitment to principles such as integrity, peace, social justice, and community engagement, which shape both its academic and extracurricular life. The college places a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary learning, allowing students to engage in cross-disciplinary courses and independent research.

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Student survey reveals gaps in core academic advising functions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This includes choosing majors, internships and research opportunities, and graduate programs, and managing unforeseen events or health issues that challenge academic success. ” A 2011 NACADA study found that the median number of advisees per adviser was 296. A whole lot of factors come into play here.” It can cut both ways.”

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Within my teaching and research practice, I have been seeking to explore this complex set of relationships. Instead, the moving body in space affords the chance for asking fundamental questions of social justice: who is the environment for? Environmental Education Research , 25 (3), 341-364. Who designed it? Shepherd, N.

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Fun and games – nurturing students’ ‘being’

SRHE

In our changing world, with elevated awareness of issues such as climate change, sustainability, social justice and EDI, this tendency towards the personal skills should come as no surprise. Designed for PhD students and early career researchers, we showcased some examples of embedding creativity into the curriculum.