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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Introduction to Key Concepts in Critical Social Justice Education , co-written with zlem Sensoy, which received both the American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award (2012) and the Society of Professors of Education Book Award (2018).

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2011, Diverse honored Gordon, who turned 103 earlier this year, with the Dr. John Hope Franklin award. His expertise will not only contribute to groundbreaking research, but he will also mentor the next generation of scholars dedicated to equity and social justice in education.” Dr. Michael T. Gordon Chair at ETS.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Guttman Community College was founded in 2011 and opened in 2012 to serve 17- and 18-year-old students and increase graduation and transfer rates among students coming directly from New York City public high schools.

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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. Values-Driven Education Quaker principles of peace, social justice, and ethical leadership are embedded in the curriculum and campus culture.

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Student survey reveals gaps in core academic advising functions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” A 2011 NACADA study found that the median number of advisees per adviser was 296. “Holistically advising a student based on their individual needs is key to redesigning the way we advise,” adds Kenion. That’s a large number, but many adviser caseloads today are much higher.

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Instead, the moving body in space affords the chance for asking fundamental questions of social justice: who is the environment for? Hence, dancing the body or going for a walk – and considering these experiences as ‘learning’ – fundamentally challenge the dualisms of ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’ relationships. 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. This is because the skills required to address such issues are often human-centred.