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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The event offered pro-bono legal consultations and support from community organizations providing social services, health care, financial services, and employment. On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation.

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Brattle Group’s Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program – Apply by April 30!

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Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program: A Day in the BHive Join us for a virtual half-day workshop on May 16, 2025 The Brattle Groups Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program is a professional development experience for undergraduates completing their second year. Sessions include: Q&A Panel: What is Economic Consulting?

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Dr. Tikia K. Hamilton, Loyola University Chicago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her research and courses focus on African American History. She has lengthy experience teaching at the secondary and undergraduate levels and working as an educational consultant. Hamilton is an assistant professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. She holds a Ph.D.

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Fidelity Matters: Assessing Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in P-12 and Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address this issue, we share the Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Fidelity Assessment Scale by the Center for Research on Inner City Health. Lessons learned from community consultations have also been incorporated into this tool (p.

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U of Washington Research Coordinators, Consultants Unionize

Confessions of a Community College Dean

More than 700 University of Washington research coordinators and consultants have unionized, joining already organized research scientists and engineers there to create a bargaining unit more than 2,000 members strong, the union announced.

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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our students are going to be the decision makers, theyre going to work at the city or the consulting company, build the roads and improve infrastructure. While she has focused research on the elderly or older populations, she is now taking on another aspect of aging: dementia, and how it can be impacted by a need for transportation.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.