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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). She has served on the Social Justice Action, Review of Research Award, and Minority Fellowship Selection Committees, and is a member of AERA Divisions K and G. She has been an active member of AERA since 2000.

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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. Dettlaff said that research expenditures also grew under his leadership, meaning that other issues are at play—namely his stance on abolition.

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Survey: Majority of Employers Express Confidence in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to a 2023 Gallup poll, 36% of respondents had “a great deal of confidence” or “quite a lot of confidence” in higher ed, a significant decline from 48% in 2018 or 57% in 2015. Ashley Finley, AAC&U vice president of research and senior adviser to the president.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Filed in 2009 and decided in 2015, O’Bannon v.

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Investigating the experiences of the many stakeholders of degree apprenticeships

SRHE

by Andrea Laczik, Kat Emms, and Josh Patel Degree Apprenticeships (DAs) have been ascendant in popularity and visibility since their launch in 2015. Employers and returns Andrea Laczik and Kat Emms presented findings from Edge’s forthcoming research report on ‘Degree Apprenticeships in England’.

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Part of the mission of HBCUs is social justice, is consciousness raising, is being global leaders in a responsible way.

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My whole existence, impinged by financial worries

Teaching Matters Academic Support

However, as Patrick & Pybus (2022) note, ‘there is never a good time for a crisis, but this one feels almost cruelly ill timed, coming as it does when the nation continues to feel the economic, social, and political impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic’. National Institute of Economic and Social Research – General Election Briefing.