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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The impact has yielded outstanding dividends, with cohort members hiring each other, publishing together, starting consultancies together and encouraging each other to go on to complete their Ph.Ds. This is the first in a series of articles about the H.E.L.F. Once an individual becomes a H.E.L.F.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I had already been taking part in the sit-ins and civil rights demonstrations, so when I read that article in the paper, I knew that too, was something I could do something about,” he recalls. “So, I didn’t even consult my parents. So, I wrote a letter, took it downtown and dropped it in the mailbox.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I had already been taking part in the sit-ins and civil rights demonstrations, so when I read that article in the paper, I knew that too, was something I could do something about,” he recalls. “So, I didn’t even consult my parents. So, I wrote a letter, took it downtown and dropped it in the mailbox.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race. Her work or interviews have been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NPR, PBS, and The BBC, among many other forums.

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Universities, Consultants and ‘The Big Con’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Universities, Consultants and ‘The Big Con’ Featured Image at Top of Article Book-The Big Con.png joshua.m.kim@d… Mon, 04/24/2023 - 12:00 AM

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Academics, Beware Fake Quotes!

Robert Kelchen

It was the following: I am used to shady publications that directly copy articles from legitimate news sources immediately after publication ( Inside Higher Ed and The New York Times seem to get this a lot), but this one stood out. The only article in that tab has my “quote” in it. That led me to search for the venue and the author.

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Characteristics of micro-civilities, as defined by Pearn Kandola , a business-psychology consultancy, are subtle forms of racism, such as: being talked over, having one’s authority undermined, being constantly criticized or nitpicked, and having assumptions made about one’s competency and honesty.