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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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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. 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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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Classroom That shift in the Point Foundation’s focus led to research, such as the reports with the Williams Institute, and data gathering on the foundation’s applicant pool.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, Howard is a professor of education in the School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA and the director of three research centers: the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, the Black Male Institute, and the Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children & Families. So, I was like, ‘whose doing this research?

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Each scholar is selected based on research, educational background, publishing record, teaching record, competitiveness in field of study, and uniqueness of field of study.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. I am deeply invested not only in what Harvard is today but also what its leadership means for the future.”