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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Doing that at a prestigious Research 1 institution was too important to pass up. Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. There will be a table talk with a faculty member who will discuss research. there were protests on campus.

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Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons

University Business

Following President Jason Wingard’s resignation last month , the Temple faculty union has now turned its ire towards Provost Gregory Mandel and Board of Trustees Chair Mitchell Morgan. More than 800 union members (81%) cast a vote of no confidence in their ability to lead one of the state’s leading research universities.

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Miranda McClellan ’18, MEng ’19 awarded 2025 Schwarzman Scholarship

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Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on December 8, 2023 MIT alumna Miranda McClellan ’18, MEng ’19 has been named a 2025 Schwarzman Scholar. While at MIT, she served on the board for the Black StudentsUnion and presented recommendations for making the campus more inclusive.

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The value and values of third sector collaboration for equality of opportunity

SRHE

The expectation has carried through into more recent guidance issued by the OfS ( OfS, March 2023 a), which names the third sector as potential collaborators in supporting school attainment and student outcomes. These include campaigning organisations, grassroots community organisations, parent-teacher associations or studentsunions.

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TM2 Revival Brings Fresh Approach to HBCU Executive Searches

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in 2023, he wasnt planning to resurrect a defunct executive search firm. Working in the student union as an undergraduate led to leadership roles, eventually guiding him toward a career in higher education administration. This intimate knowledge comes from years of direct experience and research.

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Freedom of speech and students’ unions

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by Phil Pilkington In March 2023 Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), wrote a review of Freedom of Speech in Universities: Islam, Charities and Counter-terrorism by Alison Scott-Baumann and Simon Perfect (both SOAS), covering freedom of speech, populism (of the left and right), ‘no platforming’, and students.