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CSUF Student Researcher Explores Black Barbie's Effect on Children's Self-Image

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, new research from a Cal State Fullerton student is shedding light on how Black Barbie dolls specifically influence young Black girls' perceptions of their own hair and beauty standards. The research team conducted interviews with girls ages 5-10, observing their play patterns and discussions about the dolls.

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Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social media has become a battlefield of ideas, a forum for activism, and, increasingly, a source of stress for students of color. Amari Henderson Social media remains a powerful tool for activism, particularly for Black students who leverage it to organize and amplify voices for racial justice.

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Film Director Joins Spelman Faculty as Director of Documentary Filmmaking

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. It is amazing that Spelman has a documentary film program — it is the only HBCU with one.

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Academic Freedom Under Strain as One-Third of Faculty Report Growing Restrictions, National Survey Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. The research showed significant variations based on state legislative contexts.

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Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Regardless of their background, volunteers are asked to be a part of STEM research by classifying data for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, Love explains in an interview with Diverse. Through the research, she was able to demonstrate the utility of citizen science for classifying neutrino events in the IceCube detector.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This ability to expand her learning and her research came to a head when she was just months away from defending her dissertation. This ability to expand her learning and her research came to a head when she was just months away from defending her dissertation. Now, public health is fully integrated into her research agenda.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These losses have been incredibly damaging, especially in a time of social media misinformation, disinformation and isolation. In addition to the growing news deserts, researchers noted that the trend of diminishing news sources shows no signs of decreasing. In our 2022 report, we predicted that by the end of 2025, the U.S.

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