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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. Public health is a social responsibility. Health inequity is the social justice issue of our time.”

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Higher Ed Prepares to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

You can never take a break from social justice work.” Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, a nonprofit organization founded by King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, as a living memorial to King’s philosophies and dedication to progress. Dr. Kelisha B. Dr. Glenell M.

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Scholars: Racial Backlash Robs White Students of U.S. History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inspired by the current conditions, Scott left her position at Hood last summer to become the founding director of the Institute for Common Power, the educational branch of Common Power, a voting justice nonprofit organization. Scott and Williams are hoping to hold the event at the New College of Florida.