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ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. A number of ASU faculty will contribute and particiupate in the project. million from the U.S. The funding is to be awarded over three years.

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Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty

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Investigations Conclude College Administrators Lied to Media, Mistreated Faculty Sara Weissman Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM The investigations found that Spartanburg Community College disbanded its Faculty Senate and surveilled faculty members, then lied about it to media outlets and South Carolina’s inspector general.

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Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia

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Using social media as a way to amplify one’s own reach in academe, was one of many topics discussed during a University of Michigan panel on how diversity scholars have navigated this tool. As a faculty member, I've always been either the only Black person in my entire college or in my department. My work is not my life.

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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

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David Oh “I think that also leads to a lack of opportunities for people to play interesting roles [in the dramatic arts],” said Oh, noting the underrepresentation of Asians in popular American media. For years, Oh has been studying Asian American representation along with matters of identity, critical media studies, and the diaspora.

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New College of Florida Faculty Vote to Censure Board of Trustees

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Faculty at the tumultuous New College of Florida have voted to censure the school’s board of trustees for “disregarding their fiduciary duties,” according to a letter sent to college leaders May 22, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

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Brown-Dean A Winner in Annual Gracie Awards

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Khalilah Brown-Dean was announced as one of this year’s winners in the 49th Annual Gracie Awards, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF). THRILLED to announce that DISRUPTED earned the Best Talk Show Award from the Alliance for Women in Media!

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Cornell Faculty Member Arrested for Comments at Coulter Talk

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Cornell University communication professor Monica Cornejo was arrested for disorderly conduct Tuesday during a campus seminar led by conservative media personality Ann Coulter, The Cornell Daily Sun reported.

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