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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” According to information from the university, Graduate College of Social Work enrollment grew from 405 in 2015 to 544 in 2022. Dettlaff said that research expenditures also grew under his leadership, meaning that other issues are at play—namely his stance on abolition. Abolition and Social Work.

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Remembering Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952-2023)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

based attorney who served as Ogletree’s research assistant during his time as a student at Harvard Law School. “He Charles, an expert in constitutional law, election law, and race who joined the Harvard Law faculty in July 2021, currently serves as the inaugural Charles J. Staff Writer Jon Edelman contributed to this article.

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Mathematicians resume in-person meetings in trying times

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Through extensive discussions over the last five years, MAA and AMS have agreed the collaboration no longer meets the needs of our organizations and will change following JMM 2021,” the message read. In short, since 2022, the Mathematical Association of America has no longer shared management of the Joint Math Meetings.

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Hundreds of WVU faculty oppose changes to evaluation, tenure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Must” was also changed to “may” in a section that is now proposed to say that faculty “may” be recommended for noncontinuation for receiving an unsatisfactory rating in any single area (generally, teaching, service or research) either for two years in a row or twice in three consecutive years.

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Mischaracterizing diversity efforts at the University of South Florida (letter)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I write in reference to the February 3, 2022 article entitled, “Shouting Down an Empty Hallway.” Allocated $500,000 to create USF’s Anti-Racism Research Initiative. Those gains were achieved while maintaining nearly 40%, of Pell grant eligible students.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court justice, the first Black woman to serve on the highest court of the land. Jackson, 52, who was sworn into office June 30, served as a federal trial court judge for eight years and was confirmed in June 2021 for a seat on the U.S. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

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Political tensions erupt at Bakersfield College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Another post shared in 2021 referred to Black Lives Matter as a “hate group.” ” He said research indicates designated spaces for students of color create “more problems, more animosity” and “some students are resentful that they exist.”