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Building a Foundation that Positively Impacts Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having served as vice president for student affairs at Cal State, Fullerton, from 2012–19, Eanes was familiar with the Cal State system. Taking a hard look yields conversation and research that then become the foundation for the future of public higher education. “To

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Applying Principles From Neuroscience to Foster Learning—Four Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

Iconic Gestures: The Finger Some research suggests that retrieval practice, such as speaking new vocabulary out loud, might be much more powerful when combined with physical “iconic gestures” when seeking to teach and learn new words and information (García-Gámez et al., Language Teaching Research , 0 (0). 2014; Schacter et al.,

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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With a deep commitment to academic excellence, research, student formation and its Jesuit and Catholic identity, Jack has helped to position Georgetown as a force for good in the world.” Professor in the Math and Statistics Department, with a secondary appointment in the Sociology department, has been Provost since 2012. “In

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates. In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Borrowing on the notion of violence, I discuss instruction herein to honor Boykins research-based Afro-centric Cultural Styles Framework and to disrupt instructional violence. The characteristics are generalizations propensities, not stereotypes, as with any culture that is described in research, theory, and practice.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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Only 5% of UK medical school entrants are working class, data shows

The Guardian Higher Education

The research, conducted by the Sutton Trust and University College London (UCL), looked at almost 94,000 applicants to UK medical schools between 2012 and 2022, which represent almost half of all UK medical applicants. Continue reading.

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