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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi's exceptional scholarship and unwavering commitment to social justice align perfectly with Howard University's mission and values as we deepen our scholarship on the African Diaspora," he said. Kendi's publication record includes sixteen books, with ten reaching The New York Times bestseller list. Dr. Ibram X.

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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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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has numerous publications and books,including Is Everybody Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Critical Social Justice Education , co-written with zlem Sensoy, which received both the American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice Book Award (2012) and the Society of Professors of Education Book Award (2018).

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Dr. Tania D. Mitchell, University of Maryland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her research focuses on community engagement as a critical practice to explore civic identity, social justice, student learning and development. Mitchell is an internationally recognized scholar whose work has been published in numerous books and journals. Evans and Andrea D.

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What to Expect When Expecting a DEI Layoff

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

where I had the privilege to pay it forward with my students and advance equity and social justice through my research. There are plenty of how-to books and articles about picking yourself up after a job loss, but we rarely discuss the pain of losing our workspace and the daily routines we once shared with colleagues.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside classroom lessons that often tackle this issue, Mr. Kneeland maintains an active schedule participating in panels and workshops that challenge others to consider social justice. One of his most notable works is a 2023 book of poems, titled We Be Walkin Blackly in the Deep.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside classroom lessons that often tackle this issue, Mr. Kneeland maintains an active schedule participating in panels and workshops that challenge others to consider social justice. One of his most notable works is a 2023 book of poems, titled We Be Walkin Blackly in the Deep.