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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education is an engine for social and economic mobility. Hopefully, that will help policy makers reprioritize how funds are allocated to fuel that engine. In upper-division courses, students analyze social justice issues within the context of the local economy. Budgets reflect priorities,” said Watson Spiva.

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New Diversity Officer Departs Quinnipiac University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gersie became Quinnipiac’s vice president of equity and inclusion July 31, charged with helping to develop strategies and execute programs that advance diversity, equity, inclusion, community, and social justice across the university. Gersie holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Penn State.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ebony McGee To explore these questions, we published, Factors Contributing to Black Engineering and Computing Faculty’sPathways Toward University Administration and Leadership , where we interviewed 21 Black engineering and computing faculty members who transitioned into administrative leadership roles in their colleges and universities.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has served on the Social Justice Action, Review of Research Award, and Minority Fellowship Selection Committees, and is a member of AERA Divisions K and G. She is co-founder and co-director of the Transformative Justice in Education Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college maintains its commitment to principles such as integrity, peace, social justice, and community engagement, which shape both its academic and extracurricular life. Values-Driven Education Quaker principles of peace, social justice, and ethical leadership are embedded in the curriculum and campus culture.

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How gender studies is being targeted across higher ed

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The other four programs in the study are computer science, civil engineering, finance and nursing. Similarly, the University of Iowa recently consolidated its Department of Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies into a new school featuring majors in social justice, African American studies and others, KCRG reports.