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Dr. Marcus L. Thompson Appointed President of Jackson State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thompson Jackson State University Thompson is currently deputy commissioner and chief administrative officer of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the state’s public university system. Secretary of Education and former interim JSU president. “He in urban higher education from JSU.

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NCAA Inclusion Forum Focuses on DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

INDIANAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing legislative battles that are being waged across the nation against a wide-range of diversity initiatives, student athletes, coaches and administrators gathered over the weekend to affirm their commitment to inclusion, vowing to push back against the onslaught.

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The Office of Accessibility Services

Goucher DEI

The OAS also prepares and educates students for life after graduating from Goucher, leveraging their skills and abilities while contending with their challenges. We strive to educate, inform, and raise awareness surrounding the importance of inclusivity for students, faculty, and staff with unique abilities.

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Success for College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community College, Composition View

The Scholarly Teacher

For example, an instructor might, ideally with the student’s permission and buy-in, contact faculty who previously worked with the student, various administrators like the Department Chair and the Dean of Student Affairs, and Disability Resources & Services (DRS). Planning for Higher Education , 47 (1), 3. & McKnight, J.

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Why colleges are updating historic buildings to suit the modern student

University Business

Gregg Peele, the higher education advisory council chair of Skanska , explains three important reasons why schools opt to fix their current buildings rather than build new ones. That’s 44 historical education projects across 31 million square feet.

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Disabilities and edtech: How the pandemic sparked a revolution

University Business

Since then, students and faculty—and therefore, curricula—have changed the way they look at learning in higher education. “I Springer also believes the increased activity and the vigilance of OCR offices during the Biden administration has helped ensure that colleges are following web accessibility compliance.