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Free Expression Group Sues Florida School District Over Book Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The lawsuit is asking for the affected books to be put back on school library shelves. "[PEN You've just taken away a resource that serves young people in being able to talk about the harm that occurs in our communities." They act as though, by banning my book, which deals with sexual assault, they're addressing sexual assault.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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Tana Fitzpatrick, University of Oklahoma

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A member of the Crow Tribe of Montana and a Sioux, Ponca and Chickasaw descendent, Fitzpatrick, an attorney, previously served as a specialist in natural resources policy for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.

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School Librarians: One of a Student’s Best Resources

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Educators and students, don’t forget to tap into one of your best resources as you begin this school year…your school librarian! In today’s school libraries, you can find lively, vibrant spaces focused on learning and community.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Bryn Geffert The move by UVM Press – overseen by UVM Libraries – is meant to eliminate financial hurdles and barriers to peer-reviewed research that traditional publishing and access models impose. It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. Bryn Geffert, dean of libraries at UVM. “It

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Nancy J. Tubbs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Director, LGBT Resource Center, University of California, Riverside Nancy J. Tubbs has directed the LGBT Resource Center at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) since 2000. The LGBT Resource Center provides support, education and advocacy regarding sexual orientation and gender identity for the UCR campus community.

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Navigating Microaggressions: A Call for DEI Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Decades of research show that individuals from marginalized communities, including Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ populations, consistently experience poorer health outcomes compared to white peers. Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis is the chief diversity and community relations officer at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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