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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marquette University alumnus and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade has committed to a $3 million gift to extend the Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program and establish the Wade Scholars as well as support a new men’s basketball practice facility in a future expansion of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. 16, 2003) 5. From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug. Identifying up-and-coming scholars.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Martínez, senior director of research and impact at SHPE during a Sep. in 2003 – and 7.5% Having role models and in-class representation also matters a good bit, the researchers wrote. Encourage research and scholarship on U.S. And as the U.S. 28 panel about the report. We're here. We're ready to bridge that gap."

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It had a profound impact on my research trajectory. in May 2003. On this, its 40th anniversary, I publicly salute, applaud, and appreciate this magazine, its founders, and every person who’s worked on its staff for the monumental ways they’ve influenced me as a Black teacher, researcher, journalist, and higher education leader.

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Community College: The Right Path and the Right Foot

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to the Community College Research Center, “ the cumulative amount owed after 12 years is an estimated $10,300 per student who started at public two-year college in 2003-04 (for all entrants, not just borrowers). For public four-year entrants it ’ s nearly $20,000. For those starting at for-profit colleges, it ’ s $13,000.”

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

Research in the field of educational neuroscience has demonstrated that optimal learning occurs not only when students feel a sense of belonging, but also when the brain is actively engaged in cognitively challenging tasks the learner views as relevant (Osaka et al., Theoretical  framework, research and practice (pp. & Arbaugh, J.

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Should African Americans Trust the College Board with African American Studies?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The gap between exam scores among different racial groups has grown since 2003, highlighting a lack of resources and support for some student populations. Toldson is the national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP. African Americans deserve better. Dr. Ivory A.