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Civil Rights Leaders Declare The Freedom To Learn at Rally in Washington D.C.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The annual Freedom to Learn DC Rally convenes at the Library of Congress, and participants will march to the U. ET and march from the Library of Congress, 68 First St. Organizers with the Freedom to Learn (F2L) network and the Right to Learn (R2L) coalition are planning a rally May 3 in Washington, D.C. NE, Washington, DC 20543.

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Public invited to virtual Ridgewater diversity and social justice events

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Our Social Justice Speaker Series is one of the ways we seek to do that. Computers are available in the Willmar and Hutchinson campus libraries for students or the public. The post Public invited to virtual Ridgewater diversity and social justice events appeared first on Ridgewater College.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

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Bluford Library Archives at A&T. The Justice Henry E. Frye Archival Collection represents more than five decades of materials documenting the couple’s legacy in civil rights, social justice, and civic engagement. The Fryes — who met as undergraduates at A&T and married Aug. and Shirley T.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

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Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mental health. The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College hosted its first Spring Symposium addressing health issues for African American men. Dr. Walter M.

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AAC&U Suggests Ways to Align Open Educational Resources and DEI Goals

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A lot of OER initiatives reside within library systems, whereas you might have a vice president for DEI out of the provost’s office or president’s office.” We can’t have the library doing all this OER work when those in DEI don’t know about these initiatives,” she said. “It

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

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The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. There are so many things being thrown at them from multiple parts of their lives, family, friends, and social justice, and it’s all about sustainability,” Watkins said. “We

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Student Worker Organizing Efforts See Drastic Uptick

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This rise in student worker unionization in general comes from the ranks of teaching and research assistants in the humanities and STEM fields, undergrad resident advisers, dining hall workers, and library staff, according to the report.