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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Asked how many of the college’s graduates work in the child welfare system, Dettlaff said the share is relatively low, at about 4 percent in 2021. Abolition and Social Work. With this stance, we raised awareness of calls for abolition within the profession, and we also caused some controversy.

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DEIJ Annual Report for 2022-2023

Goucher DEI

Dear Goucher community, With our fall semester now well underway, I thought I’d provide everyone with a brief update on the progress we’ve made this past year on the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice goals we spelled out for ourselves in our strategic plan , Cultivating Global Changemakers.

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Political tensions erupt at Bakersfield College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Renegade members say they’ve been falsely accused of racism and their jobs are at risk after some of them raised questions about a racial climate survey at an October diversity committee meeting. The students raised their concerns about the group to the Kern Community College District Board of Trustees in a meeting last month.

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If the trend holds, anti-CRT measures will increase 14% this year, up from 2021 and 2022. We’re going to have a generation of students who have gaps in their understanding of racial experiences and will have more difficulty address[ing] the most pressing racial and social justice issues of our time.”

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