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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. The book is edited by Drs. Simply put, this book is for everyone. Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Shonekan, and Stephanie G.

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AAC&U Awards Frederic W. Ness Book Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ness Book Award from The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The annual award is given to a book that best illuminates the goals and practices of a contemporary liberal education. Published by Harvard University Press, the book discusses practices of U.S. Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Dr. Jarvis R.

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Dr. Winnifred R. Brown-Glaude, The College of New Jersey

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an author and co-author, she has written several articles and books including Higglers in Kingston: Women’s Informal Work in Jamaica , The Toni Morrison Book Club , and Doing Diversity in Higher Education: Faculty Leaders Share Challenges and Strategies , and she is working on a new book, Neoliberalism in a Small Place: The Case of Jamaica.

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Yale Pledges $10M Toward HBCU Partnerships, Following Slavery Apology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Esdaile complained about the book, Yale and Slavery: A History , published alongside Yale’s apology. Esdaile said the book did not include information about the university’s historical ties to eugenics and further criticized whether $10 million for student to return to Yale would help people of color.

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New book links teaching critical thinking to student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Newman argues in Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group). Newman, whose book will be published March 7, is former dean of academic advising at Stanford University and John M. But they should do so early, and the process should be iterative, with faculty playing a big role.

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USC Professor Recalls Book After ‘L.A. Times’ Finds Plagiarism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A University of Southern California professor has recalled his new book after the Los Angeles Times found at least “95 instances of plagiarism,” the newspaper reported. Times reported that the book was scheduled to publish today. Ad keywords: books faculty Is this diversity newsletter? ” The L.A.

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Author discusses her new book on grant-writing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Landing a grant is essential for many faculty members—grants support their work and likely signal to their superiors that this is a faculty member to nurture. She responded to questions about the book via email. In my book, I use ikigai as a framework for generating grant ideas. Q: What is ikigai ?