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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Charles was a tireless advocate for civil rights, equality, human dignity, and social justice. Last fall, the Ogletree family donated papers from Ogletree’s career to the Harvard Law School Library, which will make them available on a rolling basis over the next 3 years. Staff Writer Jon Edelman contributed to this article.

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Ten campus living-learning communities to model

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some are more ideological, touching on interfaith, sustainability, conflict resolution, leadership or social justice. Cabin Bob also boasts a Homestead library, with books related to Homesteaders’ lives and interests as well as a study space, adding another academic dimension to the living-learning community.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including UC Irvine’s Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award, the Social Science Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship, and the UCI Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Faculty Mentorship. I still vividly recall C.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elementary school teachers have been forced to empty their classroom libraries in response to a law requiring that all books be approved by a media specialist as free of “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination.” Fifteen have passed. Florida has been a particular site of activity. In this post-Jan.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her latest illustrated children’s book, A Library, debuted this fall at the Library of Congress. It recounts her weekly visits to a segregated library during her childhood. This article appeared in the December 8, 2022 edition of Diverse. Retirements Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni retired on Sept.

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