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Stanford President Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne to Resign After Investigation Found Research Data Manipulation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign and retract or issue significant corrections to five of his papers after a Stanford-sponsored investigation found research data manipulation, The Stanford Daily reported. At various times when concerns with Dr. Tessier-Lavigne’s papers emerged—in 2001, the early 2010s, 2015-2016, and March 2021—Dr.

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

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“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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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

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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. For faculty members, holding an endowed chair is often considered the highest honor that you can have as a professor,” Yoo said.

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Pride in the Halls

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Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out.

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars

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19, 2023 edition will profile 15 “40 and Under” scholars throughout the country who are making their mark in the academy through teaching, research, and service. These outstanding scholars represent the future of academia and serve as an inspiration to students and faculty members.

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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

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And that's what really sparked my research interest." But his research is also a study of labor and perceptions. Burgos arrived at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2001, where he earned tenure as an associate professor in 2007 and rose to full professor in 2012. Burgos is an expert when it comes to U.S.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

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Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. Gay will be the second Black woman to lead an Ivy League university, following Dr. Ruth Simmons, who served as president of Brown University from 2001 to 2012. Claudine Gay, president-elect of Harvard University.