Remove 2015 Remove Education Remove Social Justice
article thumbnail

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Editor's Note: With the exception of the last section about an Anti-Racist, Culturally Competent Special Education Model, the content in this article comes from a recently accepted journal manuscript. CritSEM: Advancing QuantCrit to examine racialized resegregation in special education. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.

Education 313
article thumbnail

Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Scott is a professor and the Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley in the School of Education. She has been an active member of AERA since 2000.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I am honored and excited for the opportunity to become dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, an innovator in 21st-century theological education, and to work with dedicated faculty and staff in the preparation of outstanding ministers and scholars,” Pierce said. “I

article thumbnail

Survey: Majority of Employers Express Confidence in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ashley Finley The survey – conducted online in May 2023 in partnership with Morning Consult – asked 1,010 employers – hiring managers and executives – about their views on the value of a college education and preparedness of incoming graduates into the workforce. Amid a U.S.

article thumbnail

U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” According to information from the university, Graduate College of Social Work enrollment grew from 405 in 2015 to 544 in 2022. Because the reality now is we have students that come from across the country to this college of social work specifically because of our focus on abolition,’” he recalled.

article thumbnail

Community College Incarcerated Reentry Programs: Looking Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prison education in the rearview mirror Prison education programs have long been in the crossfire of fierce clashes between those viewing prisons as proper punishment to promote a safe and just society and those seeing prisons as democracy’s hope for rehabilitation and restorative justice. In 2015, the U.S.

article thumbnail

Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

By Mohammed Bashiru and Professor Cai Yonghong Introduction The idea of institutional autonomy in higher education institutions (HEIs) naturally comes up when discussing academic freedom. How does institutional autonomy influence academic freedom in higher education institutions in Ghana?