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New Video Series Showcases Research on Black Males Navigating and Succeeding in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This ability to expand her learning and her research came to a head when she was just months away from defending her dissertation. Although she did not have extensive training in public health, she dove into research, finding books, articles, and speaking circuits to learn more. She gives thanks to her mentors guidance.

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Applying Principles From Neuroscience to Foster Learning—Four Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

This article will introduce you to four evidence-based learning strategies to support your students as they seek to command technical information, such as new vocabulary, in a variety of learning environments. Conclusion I have been struck by the power of each of these strategies, as suggested by the research and my own teaching practice.

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Renowned UC Berkeley Sociology Professor Killed in Oakland Hit-and-Run

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His research took him across the globe, from copper mines in Zambia to machine shops in Chicago and Hungary, and industrial facilities in post-Soviet Russia. His innovative approach to sociological research and dedication to understanding working-class experiences earned him international recognition.

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Research in Action: Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson’s journey to Michigan State began — in earnest — some two decades earlier, when the young Jackson embarked on an ambitious research agenda of studying education deans as a doctoral student at Iowa State University. I just fell completely in love with focusing on the research, working with students, teaching classes.

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Leading scientists worldwide are victims of fake articles

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Leading international scientists who discovered articles written by artificial intelligence that have been published in their names have backed plans for legal action. Matt Hodgkinson, research integrity manager at the U.K.

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Doing the Work that Makes a Difference - Dr. Jesse Ford

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He bases that on his research, which focuses largely on how underrepresented and under-researched populations are socialized within academia as graduate students and early career faculty, as well as how they make meaning of student success. Beatty of Florida State University. Dont make me go back to (farming).