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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” While abolition is not new to organizing or academe, she said, “it is newer to social work as a growing movement,” and Dettlaff is a “leader in thinking through what abolition means for social work and a new way of envisioning how we want to embody our values of social justice and antiracism.

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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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Trying to teach students to tolerate disagreeable speech

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The survey itself initially received pushback from some faculty members who objected to its sponsor, UW Stout’s Menard Center for Public Policy and Service, which was named for Republican donor John Menard and funded through a Charles Koch Foundation donation, according to The Wisconsin Examiner. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“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.” Initially,] there was this universal scoff among folks who are committed to racial and social justice.

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