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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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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). Dr. Maisha T Winn The association announced that Winn will join the AERA Council as president-elect in 2024–2025, ahead of her presidency, which begins at the conclusion of the association’s 2025 annual meeting.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2024-forthcoming). Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. We argue that this research supports policy decisions to over-refer and over-identify Students of Color for special education; thereby, promoting white supremacy. This manuscript will be available online soon. Collier, Z., Vélez, V., & & Ford, D.Y.

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Find ways to take pleasure in your work now, because this is such a rewarding job.” For as long as she can remember, Dr. Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I

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Cardona Calls for FSA Changes, But Experts Say the Damage is Done

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FAFSA simplification was supposed to be one of those research-to-policy-change success stories we all hope for as researchers committed to social justice in education,” said Ngo. Looking internally at processes, staffing, and workflow is obviously a critically important step after a debacle like this.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

2024 SAAL Award Recipients SAAL Legacy Award Individual award to highlight a professional that has made substantial and lasting contributions to the field of Student Affairs assessment over time. In Spring 2024, the Basic Needs Program partnered with UO Libraries to address the issue of textbook affordability.

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Using the Law to Help Shape Public Policy - Jamelia N. Morgan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gowder, a Professor of Law and associate dean of research and intellectual life at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. Having served as an associate director of the African American Policy Forum and research assistant to prominent legal scholar Kimberlé W.