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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. The institute will focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global African diaspora issues, including studies on race, technology, climate change, and systemic disparities. Board of Education decision.

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

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The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. Our definitions of manhood are largely driven by messaging — from parents and peers to the media,” said Young. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R.

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

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The research suggests that access to affordable child care can improve persistence and graduation for students raising children. 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.

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

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To address this issue, we share the Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Fidelity Assessment Scale by the Center for Research on Inner City Health. In doing so, we remain true to the definition of fidelity the quality or state of being faithful or loyal. Accordingly, we relate the 12 criteria to academic settings.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

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In addition to the growing news deserts, researchers noted that the trend of diminishing news sources shows no signs of decreasing. So that can definitely be a positive.” “Those are some of the things that can be done. But because there's been such loss of population in these areas, the old model of advertising is just not working.”

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

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While the authors use deliberate in their definition, I urge readers to understand that such violence can also be unintentional. Borrowing on the notion of violence, I discuss instruction herein to honor Boykins research-based Afro-centric Cultural Styles Framework and to disrupt instructional violence.

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

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Our fourth pillar is research and innovation. How do we stand up things that we know in our gut, but maybe haven't been proven through research? This represents four years of real work 3,500 hours of research and investigation, ethnography, surveys, campus visits, co-creation labs with our institutions.

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