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The Hypocrisy of Community-Engaged Research Elizabeth Redden Fri, 12/20/2024 - 03:00 AM Evelyn Vzquez writes that white saviorism often drives community-engaged research in the neoliberal universityand offers suggestions for how to change this. Byline(s) Evelyn Vzquez

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It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44 th President of the United States. That evening, I met with other scholars of color in graduate school for an election night party.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

AERA Fellows were announced on Thursday and a distinguished list of researchers topped the list including Dr. Jerlando F. Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jerlando F.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

participate in high-quality state pre-K programs – even though research shows that high-quality early childhood programs can improve student achievement and lifelong success. In many states, school funding systems do not meet the needs of today’s students. Only about 4% of Black children under age 6 in the U.S.

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JUNE 12, 2024

He is credited with coining the term "ethnic studies" to replace "minority studies" and was a productive researcher and scholar, publishing a number of books with his late wife, Dr. Julia Hare. Ten years earlier, he founded The Black Scholar: A Journal of Black Studies and Research. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Before then, she held a faculty appointment as a research associate in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Brown-Hughes joined the university from Hampton University School of Pharmacy, where she served as an associate professor.

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MAY 6, 2024

Dr. Meredith Anderson Dr. Meredith Anderson, director of K-12 Research for the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, authored the UNCF report, titled " Hear Us, Believe Us: Centering African American Parent Voices in K-12 Education.” This report substantiates what we have known for decades: Black teachers matter.”

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JANUARY 17, 2024

I love seeing my feed blow up w/ the news that numerous research proposals adopting critical & intersectional approaches to advancing justice in math & STEM higher ed were accepted as presentations during the 2024 @AERA_EdResearch Annual Mtg in Philadelphia. “I Congrats, colleagues!” He’s bringing innovative approaches.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The new research center will be housed at Kellogg, bringing together top academics and leading thinkers to conduct research, identify best practices, and train students and leaders on how to engage across difference and harness the power of diverse perspectives. Schapiro Institute for Policy Research Faculty Fellow at Northwestern.

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MAY 12, 2024

“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

We’re going to produce — and it’s happening now — graduates in critical areas at the research level, at the workforce level, in ways that are meeting critical needs particularly of talent,” says Dr. Tonya L. At present, none of the nation’s 101 HBCUs has Research 1 status, which refers to doctoral universities with high research activity.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

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. The research question is a primary mode of inquiry for him. “My This arm of my research agenda is aimed at understanding how campus cultures, campus climates, and campus actors (e.g.,

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Center will address growing health disparities through scientific research and outreach in Harlem and the South Bronx where deep health disparities persist.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Dr. Peter Salovey The initiative is part of a redress following Yale President Dr. Peter Salovey and Senior Trustee Josh Bekenstein’s Feb.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

On Wednesday, AAUP renewed their call to colleges and universities to fund and protect research and teaching that addresses social inequity and the needs of historically underrepresented groups.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

At a European research institute, the only Black female researcher was included in every possible photo, even when the subject of the photo opportunity was unrelated to her area of expertise. But service doesn’t carry the same weight as research. academics in various stages of their careers. I’ve felt it,” says Patton Davis. “I

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Lewis said that too often, conversations about urban education fail to bring practitioners to the table with researchers and policymakers to brainstorm solutions. And to have such a solutions-oriented conference is refreshing.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The webinar allowed Diverse to inquire further about the scholars’ ongoing research and their views on a number of topics relevant to the current education landscape. Scholarly research should be made accessible and legible for people not in academia, the scholars agreed. "My My sisters and I joke that, somehow, she has an M.B.A.,

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Seventy-five teachers from across Maryland will be able to earn their National Board Certification through a comprehensive three-year, tuition-free program that will support them throughout the rigorous certification process.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Research on gateway math as a barrier has mostly focused on students—their demographic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, and high school grades. Using this data, the researchers performed calculations to find out which factors were responsible for differences in student performance. What they found was striking.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Dr. Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs and her research team representing MSI-focused academics from across the country, have been working on the report since 2019. Dr. Rebecca Perdomo, senior research associate with CMSI and the Samuel D. How HSIs Promote Upward Mobility.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The money will go toward creating endowed chairs and supporting research opportunities at the school’s Institute of American Cultures (IAC) and its four ethnic studies research centers. There will also be a fund to support research, Yoo said. Two UCLA alumni have pledged $10 million over a five-year period to their alma mater.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Yet, Black teachers only make up 7% of teachers in America,” said Dr. Keeley Copridge, senior research associate, Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, UNCF, and one of the report's authors. Patterson Research Institute and the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Harper, who is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, will remain in the Center as its Chief Research Scientist. DeCuir-Gunby has published four books, including Race and Ethnicity in the Study of Motivation in Education [Routledge, 2016] and Understanding Critical Race Research Methods and Methodologies [Routledge, 2019].

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Four research questions were developed. Erin Dunlop Velez, director of educational research at RTI International and one of the report’s authors. If you’re going to a public flagship, you’re probably getting a tuition waiver and some kind of stipend because you’re teaching or doing research,” said Velez. Dr. Lorelle L.

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MAY 3, 2024

New research from CUPA-HR on the state of the faculty workforce in higher education shows that despite some growth in representation among tenure-track women and faculty of color in new hires, advancement to higher faculty ranks remains a barrier. The research points out that these promotion gaps are found in every faculty discipline.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Partnership for Inclusivity in Engineering Education and Research for Space" also known as PIE 2 RS, is a collaboration between UH, UH – Clear Lake, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the Boeing Company and the Greater Houston Partnership. NASA has awarded the University of Houston $1.2

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JULY 29, 2024

Interdisciplinary research will play a significant role in our efforts to achieve Carnegie 1 Research status.” The funding supports faculty and student fellowship programs, undergraduate and graduate student research, learning communities for curriculum development and course enhancements, and cultural programming.

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JUNE 12, 2024

It is never a given that academic research will translate directly and impactfully to the transformation of our local communities,” said Laanan. But Dr. Erin Castro’s dedication to UPEP over the last eight years is a shining example of scholarship with real societal impact.”

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The funding of two projects – one addressing postdoctoral researchers preparing for engineering/STEM education careers and one supporting youngsters - will build upon the community partnership between UH and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood, says university officials. Henderson, an assistant professor in the William A.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Through her design studios and her research, Nduom is educating architects of the future and about how there’s much more to Caribbean architecture than what can be gleaned from postcards and brochures for tourists. Colleagues say Nduom’s research fills a critical void. from 2015 to 2017.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This year, UWP announced the development of a new book series, Methodologies for Research: The Little Black Books , books that teach researchers and graduate students about culturally valid, humanizing, and liberatory methodologies in the tradition of Africana Studies.

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MAY 28, 2024

years, according to 2022 research conducted at Oxford University. Brooms, professor of Africana Studies and executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College. Brooms, professor of Africana Studies and executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College. Dr. Derrick R.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Du Bois Medal from The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Legal scholar Kimberlé W. Crenshaw was among those honored on Tuesday with the W.E.B. It is Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies. Kimberlé W.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Whether you are a researcher, professor, or president, when was the last time you felt stress in relation to your position? How does it feel to have 15-20 graduate students under your helm and what impact does this have on your writing, research agenda, and wellness? Patterson Research Institute at the United Negro College Fund.

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Now, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit think tank, delves into the many advantages that HBCUs offer and what predominantly white institutions (PWIs) can learn from them when it comes to helping Black students. The advantages appear to extend past graduation. bridge program as an example.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

She researches race, gender, and informal economies in the Anglophone Caribbean. Winnifred Brown-Glaude is professor of African American studies and sociology and anthropology at The College of New Jersey. Brown-Glaude is the former chair of the Department of African American Studies, where she spearheaded the development of its major.

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