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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It was at least a decade later before Fisk's John Lewis Center for Social Justice was established in 2019 to carry on a similar mantle. The RRI is also now defunct.

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Beyond ‘Historically Black’: An Insider’s Call for HBCU Revolution

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The books architecture is carefully constructed around ten interconnected themes, each building upon Dr. W.E.B. Some of the books most compelling sections deal with what Jones calls misleadership at HBCUs. His critique of professional incest the recycling of mediocre administrators between institutions is particularly scathing.

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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. I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The lecture series celebrates Todd’s work as an educator and advocate for community and equality by bringing distinguished scholars in the fields of racial and social justice to campus to share their knowledge and experiences. Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens is a board member of the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation.

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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kelley’s notion of the “ Freedom Dream ,” an invitation to imagine an educational space that is grounded in racial equity, social justice, and collective liberation. At community college campuses, blue books, scantrons, and pencils would be free to all students. During the presentation, Garcia talked about Dr. Robin D.

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Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We believe that higher education faculty and administrators play an integral role in combating the faulty assumptions, racist ideas and harmful policies put forth by white nationalists. We believe there is a need to elevate diverse African American experiences with intersectional social identities.

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Why Faculty Diversity Matters

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But it does mean that he combines open-mindedness with a critical sensibility, and a staunch commitment to viewpoint pluralism and empiricism with an emphasis on social justice. In his view, this isn’t just a matter of social justice or equity. Is the representativeness problem a matter of social justice?

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