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'Need for Love More Profound, Harder than It's Ever Been'

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Loving your students, colleagues, and community to success is directly based on the works of philosopher and educator bell hooks, said Lowery-Hart, adding that her book all about love had a profound influence on his life. The need for us to love is more profound today than it has ever been,” said Lowery-Hart. She’s remarkable. She’s smart.

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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

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Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. The book is edited by Drs. Simply put, this book is for everyone. Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Shonekan, and Stephanie G.

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Professor, Journalist to Pen Book on J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar Impact

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McCool and award-winning journalist Earl Hopkins have announced a deal with publisher Rowman & Littlefield to pen a book about Kendrick Lamar and J. McCool plan to write a book about the impact of Kendrick Lamar and J. The forthcoming book, whose working title is How J. It is slated for release in the fall of 2026.

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New Book Focuses on Anti-Asian Racism, Stereotypes, and Catholic Teachings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I would just stand there for hours, reading one book after another in Asian American studies. For the first time, I read somebody talking about me, and most of the books do not talk about me. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at the Earlham School of Theology said that Cheah's book is much needed. "Dr.

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Historical Book about Conservatives and Campus Wars Has Relevance in 2024

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The book “complicates our understanding of right-wing backlash as populist, since the narrators within were college students at a time when higher education was inaccessible to most,” writes Shepherd. Shepherd’s meticulous and timely book highlights the right in the history of student activism.”

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ACLU of Florida Rebukes Book Disposal at New College of Florida

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The ACLU of Florida has responded to allegations that the New College of Florida discreetly dumped hundreds of library books in a landfill. FS 273.055 ) “The dumping of these books is more than just the disposal of outdated materials,” said Jackson. “It

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

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Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. deGregory as a history professor and director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study. Most recently, he was the Andrew W. For what it's worth, I share in this hope.