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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens’s scholarship centers on historically marginalized and underserved populations that suffer from inequities, particularly in higher education. The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed.

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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. Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom. Routledge. , [link] Kupo,V.

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Visual Journaling

The Scholarly Teacher

At the core of student-centered learning is the critical role of student voice in the dynamic of teaching for understanding (not just knowledge acquisition), as well as for personal transformation and embracing social justice principles to constructively change and improve our world. Art Education , 76 (4), 58–62.

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Trying to teach students to tolerate disagreeable speech

Confessions of a Community College Dean

How can institutional leaders convince students to hear out opinions they believe are harmful or voice views that they’ve seen draw public condemnation from other students? A number of institutions are trying to figure it out. “Everybody’s for free speech until they’re offended by something somebody else said.”

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Community for teaching climate and sustainability

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Every member of staff, every student, every alumnus and friend of The University of Edinburgh can contribute to tackling climate change”- Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh It’s also a clear demand from our students. Staff are also on board.

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20 High School Black History Month Project-Based Learning Driving Question Ideas

Experiential Learning Depot

Essentially, my students develop their own experiential learning activities related to black history, compile it in a folder, on a website, in a booklet, or some other format to be shared with teachers to use with their own young students.