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The Rise of Local News Deserts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These losses have been incredibly damaging, especially in a time of social media misinformation, disinformation and isolation. This surge includes new entrants into the media landscape, as nearly one-third of these digital sites are less than five years old. So that can definitely be a positive.”

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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

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It’s time to reframe the definition of legacy in higher education from a practice meant to exclude to one that’s inclusive of student-parents and their children. Jaye Fenderson is Director and Producer of “Raising Up,” and the upcoming 6-part docuseries The Class and Co-Founder of Three Frame Media. That’s a legacy worth leaving.

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Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

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Our definitions of manhood are largely driven by messaging — from parents and peers to the media,” said Young. Lance Shipman Young, an associate professor of chemistry at Morehouse, delivered the keynote address about the interconnectedness of Black men’s manhood, masculinity, and health.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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Take, for example, the shared data infrastructure work we've been doing for a long time the foundations of data governance where we're partnering with 10 HBCUs to align definitions of higher ed terms and how they're stored in data systems. Diverse: Issues In Higher Education is proud to serve as this years media sponsor.

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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

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Lori Fogleman, Baylor’s assistant vice president of media and public relations, said in a statement that “Baylor is responding to current considerations by the U.S. Department of Education to move to an expanded definition of sexual harassment, which could infringe on Baylor’s rights under the U.S.

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

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That’s not true, said panelists who added that the definition of diversity has to be broadened and expanded beyond the contours of race. “All And when it comes to historically Black colleges and universities, many assume that diversity programming for student-athletes is either non-existent or not needed.

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New Study Reveals the Anti-CRT Agenda is Really about Denying Racism and Revising History

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Further, the manner in which conservative media embraces the study gives a compelling glimpse at anti-CRT proponents’ operational definition of CRT. However, these concepts, while not illustrative of CRT, are fundamental facts about racism in the United States. Dr. Ivory A.

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