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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

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a recently tenured professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Department of Leadership and Policy Analysis, exemplifies how personal experience can shape academic pursuits and social justice advocacy. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr., Ladson-Billings says that she has been impressed by Henrys scholarly pursuits.

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Cal State System Unionized Faculty to Go On Strike

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The union is making a number of requests of CSU, including more manageable workloads, more counselors for student mental health, full semester-long paid parental leave, lactation and milk storage spaces for lactating faculty, and safety provisions for faculty interactions with university police.

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SUNY Old Westbury to Become a University

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“By premiere, we mean that Old Westbury will provide liberal arts excellence by leading within the diversity, equity, inclusion and justice space; hosting a transformational student experience; sponsoring class leading programs in STEM, social justice, and sustainability; managing with distinction; and we will be responsive to the dynamic needs of (..)

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New Report Offers Insight into HBCU ‘Secret Sauce’

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The report also explored how HBCUs manage to do this—to find the recipe of their secret sauce, so to speak. One ingredient, the report finds, is HBCUs’ unique mission—not just to confer degrees, but to build individual and community prosperity, with an eye towards social justice. bridge program as an example.

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Jennifer Jones Austin Appointed Visiting Scholar at New York University Silver School of Social Work

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Jennifer Jones Austin has been appointed a visiting scholar at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. I’m trained in the law, but have worked throughout my career with social workers,” Jones Austin said. Lindsey, dean of the NYU Silver School. “As She is the author of the book Consider it Pure Joy.

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

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As an academic administrator, she has a proven track record with leading a diverse faculty, financial management, pedagogical innovation, fundraising, and alumni development. “Professor Bond brings an intellectual trajectory that complements the scholarly focus of law faculty in Camden.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

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The digital revolution began to reshape how students and faculty interacted with educational content and how institutions managed their operations. The crisis necessitated a strategic shift in how institutions managed their resources, prompting a renewed emphasis on fiscal discipline and innovative approaches to sustain operations.