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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Four years ago, I wrote a column about sending my son off to college and my fears for him as a young Black man finding his way as a student and citizen. Disparate voices, opinions, and teachings blended in one campus environment designed to help students learn, think independently, and grow. And my equity journey continues.

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The Secrets of College Success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Every college instructor would benefit from reading the “Ask the Cognitive Psychologist” columns that he has written for the American Federation of Teachers. Daniel Willingham, Outsmart Your Brain ’s author, is K-12 education’s go-to authority on the practical application of the learning sciences in classroom teaching.

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The Psychology of Student Success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma “America,” the headline of New York Times opinion column by David Brooks blares, “should be in the middle of a schools revolution.”

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The Dangers of Dogmatism

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Creative nonfiction is manifest especially vividly in The New York Times ’s popular Modern Love column – with its raw, revealing, often wrenching narratives that illustrate the “complicated workings of the human heart.” Enough with my musings about the sorry state of romance in the 21 st century digital jungle.

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UT Austin professor alleges threats over conversative views

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“He also does not shy from making his opinions known to elected officials in Texas, including those who oversee funding for UT.” ’” In a July column on the James G.

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The College Classroom as an Arena of Contention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Consider an opinion piece , entitled “Newsrooms that move beyond ‘objectivity’ can build trust,” that just appeared in the Washington Post. Today, in contrast, defenses of news media objectivity – reporting undistorted by personal beliefs, bias, feelings or prejudice -- are much harder to find. Leonard Downie Jr.,

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