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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Should we throw in the towel?

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Breaking Bread in Communities of Learners

The Scholarly Teacher

Paul Vivian Johnson , Hamline University Key Statement: This article reports on a relationship between two social justice professors who shared stories of battle fatigue and, in doing so, supported each other in avoiding burnout. I reached out to Robin because he has a different lived experience from mine that could teach me.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside classroom lessons that often tackle this issue, Mr. Kneeland maintains an active schedule participating in panels and workshops that challenge others to consider social justice. There is something to be said about what our ancestors leave behind when they take their final breaths, Kneeland continued.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alongside classroom lessons that often tackle this issue, Mr. Kneeland maintains an active schedule participating in panels and workshops that challenge others to consider social justice. There is something to be said about what our ancestors leave behind when they take their final breaths, Kneeland continued.

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, there are eleven HBCUs affiliated with the United Methodist Church and, as a result of their church-relatedness and special missions, each are deeply rooted in the principles of social justice. Their Pathways Strong relationships continue to be one of the highest returns on investment in realizing fundraising outcomes.

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

I recovered in time to travel to Helsinki for a symposium two days later, but winter storms shut down the airport, delayed flights and lost luggage, including mine. Following the positionality of multiply-minoritised researchers in higher education Angel L. Miles, Akemi Nishida and Anjali J.

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

As higher ed nears the looming enrollment cliff , colleges and universities looking to drive enrollment growth must identify more pathways for students to obtain a college degree, especially in the case of first-generation students. These experiences have taught her how both sectors can collaborate and leverage each other’s strengths.