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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Foundation, the BMRI amplifies collaborative thought leadership, and social justice and strives to counter conflicting narratives, distrust and ambiguity with a clear, authoritative voice on the experiences of Black men. Funded by a $1.4 million grant from the Andrew W. and James L.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Equity-Minded Assessment Award Team or individual award for living out the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice and ensuring they are a meaningful part of assessment work.

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Spotlight on the 2024 Teaching Awards: Outstanding commitment to Social Justice and Sustainability & Sabbatical officers’ Student Voice award

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The 2024 Teaching Awards winners (Photo credit: EUSA) In this blog Callum Paterson, Academic Engagement & Policy Coordinator at the Students’ Association, shares details about the final two categories in this years’ Teaching Awards: Outstanding Commitment to Social Justice and Sustainability, and the new Sabbatical Officers’ Student Voice Award.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college maintains its commitment to principles such as integrity, peace, social justice, and community engagement, which shape both its academic and extracurricular life. Small Class Sizes With a 9:1 student-faculty ratio , Earlham offers personalized attention and mentoring opportunities.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander oversees the legacy of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) at UCLA, one of the longest running academic support programs for first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. There are temporary supports for someone who needs a place to live as well as emergency student funds.

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10 Inspiring Hispanic Heritage Month Project-Based Learning Driving Question Ideas

Experiential Learning Depot

When students engage with Hispanic Heritage Month through PBL, the outcomes of their work resonate far beyond the designated month itself. For example, my students do a book fair Hispanic Heritage Month project every year. With project-based learning, we can extend this focus throughout the year. Enroll now for free!

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Interdisciplinary Gamified Teaching of Critical Metals

The Scholarly Teacher

This makes discussion of how these elements are sourced relevant and important in a wide variety of courses, as students are now faced with decisions (e.g., Finding fun and engaging methods for students to begin thinking about these ideas can help lay the foundation for future decision-making and engagement with these important issues.

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