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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“She didn’t see herself as a pedagogue on high, she was in conversation with pop culture and events. Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia. “At But institutions can’t love us back.”

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Scholars: Racial Backlash Robs White Students of U.S. History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

as well as the opportunity to empathize, according to Dr. Alex Vitale, professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. Scott and Williams are hoping to hold the event at the New College of Florida. White students are robbed of knowledge of the real history of the U.S.

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Mathematicians resume in-person meetings in trying times

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Instead, it now holds its national meetings activities at the much smaller, more intimate summer event known as Mathfest. At the time, hundreds of mathematicians around the country celebrated Thompson’s article for pushing back against what they saw as an intrusion of politics into an otherwise neutral discipline.

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The 'Asbury Revival' comes to a close

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But speculation is continuing about why and how the event, dubbed the “Asbury revival” or “outpouring,” occurred and what it means and says about the intersection of faith and academics on religious campuses. University leaders say the phenomenon started when some students stayed late after a chapel service on Feb.

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Montclair commuter map provides directions to study spaces

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Talamo prints around 2,500 maps at a time and distributes them to campus resource areas like the admissions information desk and at tabling events. Montclair’s Office of Social Justice and Diversity, for example, wanted to be recognized as a public space, so it added a microwave and requested its addition to the Pit Stop Map.

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How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

King’s work was about diversity: Dr. Marcus Bright King’s actions reflected an understanding that embracing diversity was essential to advancing his civil rights and social justice mission. s lifetime, I contend that King's life and work were, in large part, about the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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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.” I also actively supported the Asian American and Pacific Islander Association by advising them and joining their events. Disable left side advertisement?: