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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

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David Oh “I think that also leads to a lack of opportunities for people to play interesting roles [in the dramatic arts],” said Oh, noting the underrepresentation of Asians in popular American media. For years, Oh has been studying Asian American representation along with matters of identity, critical media studies, and the diaspora.

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Law School's Enrollment Crisis? Looking Past the Headlines

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The fanfare surrounding the decline in enrollments among students of color at elite schools partly reflects the medias preoccupation with elite education in the US. A 2015 ABA report found that on average law schools receive 69% of revenue from tuition, with 25% of schools receiving at least 88% of their revenue from tuition.

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

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Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role. In this position, she oversaw multi-million dollar budgets, represented NASPA globally in speaking engagements and the media, and led analysis of applicable federal and state legislation and regulatory developments.

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

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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. Daniels is an associate professor of journalism and creative media and Reese Phifer Fellow at The University of Alabama. (“From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

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But with the revival of a way for those in prison to better access higher education, per the Second Chance Pell pilot program in 2015 , ITHAKA saw the potential to do more. “This is the first exposure many incarcerated learners have to independent, self-directed research, which is foundational to an immersive, quality college education.”

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Representation Matters

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Adele Newson-Horst was developing a grant proposal, she quoted a 2015 article published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education that noted HBCU institutions had been slow to introduce gender-related programs. Courses include “The Black Female Body in American Culture,” “Black Women and Activism” and “Diversity and the Media.”

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Bills in NC and FL Lead to Faculty Concern, Protest

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In 2021, UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media offered a tenured position to Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the 1619 Project, then retracted the offer of tenure after the board of trustees refused to vote on it. Hannah-Jones instead took a tenured job at Howard University).

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