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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

USC declined to make administrators available for interviews with Diverse. The University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy trumpets its dedication to diversity on its website. As director of admissions at USC Chan, Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh said that she was doing just that. Who’s teaching it?”

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

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In the days following her suicide, Moseley went on paid administrative leave while the school hired a a third party to review “potential personnel issues and concerns.” Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey's suicide on Jan. 8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women.

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Sonoma State President Placed on Administrative Leave

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Mike Lee California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. Our role as educators is to support and uplift all members of the California State University,” said García. “I

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A New Way of Looking at Administrative Burdens and Race

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One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By But Gándara hoped that it would have more influence.

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Columbia Administration, Student Organizers Talks Fail

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Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel. We have no intention of suppressing speech or the right to peaceful protest.”

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It was NEVER about Deion: HBCU Realities VS. Perceptions

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In the end, our critique has never been about Prime; it’s about the need to be in proximity to whiteness at the expense of Black institutions and that is something we all need to consider when we talk about HBCUs. Dr. Wayne Black is an Assistant Professor in Sport Administration at the University of Cincinnati. In 2021 Harold Love Jr.

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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

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The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A.

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