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Making Math More Equitable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I love seeing my feed blow up w/ the news that numerous research proposals adopting critical & intersectional approaches to advancing justice in math & STEM higher ed were accepted as presentations during the 2024 @AERA_EdResearch Annual Mtg in Philadelphia. For example, one of them is his focus on intersectionality.

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UNC board takes bold step for viewpoint diversity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It is sad, though hardly surprising, that at least some members of the UNC faculty are challenging rather than celebrating the prospect of the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership. Critics of the Board of Trustees’ resolution to establish the new school have attacked it as a violation of shared governance.

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U.S., Other Countries Issue Statement Supporting Academic Freedom

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The United States and about 70 other countries issued a joint statement Wednesday supporting academic freedom. “Without freedom to teach and research, and without freedom to disseminate and debate the results of research, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals will be compromised,” the statement says.

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A new era of union activism in higher ed (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Labor unions are in the news a lot these days. Labor strife is in the news too, particularly in higher education. And it’s fair to say that conditions in higher education are ripe for a level of labor activism not seen in recent decades. Despite all this, higher education leaders don’t seem to be overreacting.

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Connecticut College president is stepping down

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I care deeply—and I always have—for the success of our faculty, the well-being of our staff, and above all, the intellectual, social, and professional development of our students. ” Diversity Administration Editorial Tags: Breaking News College administration Presidents Trustees/regents Is this diversity newsletter?:

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He’s out: MSU President Samuel Stanley to leave post two months early

University Business

. “One of the greatest privileges of my career, serving as the president of Michigan State University, will draw to a close Friday,” wrote Stanley in a letter to the campus community. “It has been an eventful three years since my arrival. ” Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa K.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But there is good news, too. ” The study surveyed 510 individuals who hire, train or offer development to employees within organizations that spanned financial services, health care, manufacturing, business education and other fields. Nomenclature is an issue but so is the relationship” between employers and higher ed.