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The Resilient Voice of Justice: The Role of the Black Church in Response to the Affirmative Action Ruling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through turbulent decades marked by civil rights battles and social justice movements, the Black Church has consistently championed the cause of justice, equality, and equity. He is also the director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice. Dr. Antonio L.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to his arrival at North Carolina Central, McMickens served on the faculty at Suffolk University as an associate professor of higher education, the director of the Administration of Higher Education Program, and the director of the Disability Services in Higher Education Certificate Program.

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Community College Incarcerated Reentry Programs: Looking Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prison education in the rearview mirror Prison education programs have long been in the crossfire of fierce clashes between those viewing prisons as proper punishment to promote a safe and just society and those seeing prisons as democracy’s hope for rehabilitation and restorative justice.

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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With a strong succession plan, HBCUs can ensure a smooth transition of leadership, cultivate a pipeline of diverse and visionary leaders, and continue to fulfill their vital mission of empowering generations of students and advancing social justice.

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The California Legislature awarded the university $50 million to support the new medical education program. To launch a new medical school years in the making took mobilizing a village of support that included faculty and staff.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More specifically, the authors explain several problems/issues confronting Black male students in P-12 gifted and talented, advanced placement, and special education programs, along with the school-to-prison pipeline – inequitable discipline in the form of suspensions and expulsions.

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Denying Black History is Morally Reprehensible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So long as all persons on campus have access to the same benefits and opportunities, the law does not prohibit colleges and universities from using racial equity principles in their mission statements or from developing educational and social programs around topics of racial equity.