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From Classrooms to Ballots: Unpacking the Significance of School Boards in the 2024 Elections

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This concerning trend underscores the urgent need for to recruit quality candidates to run for school boards. Dr. Phelton Moss To counter this trend, it is imperative to launch comprehensive initiatives to attract, recruit, and nurture strong candidates committed to equity.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational.

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Report Suggests Reforms if Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the court’s ruling upheld affirmative action, it changed its permissible motivation: no longer could schools consider race to achieve social justice purposes. Race-conscious admissions were now only allowed for the achievement of the educational benefits of diversity.

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State of Black America Report Focuses on Extremism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And although new laws create incentives to hire minoritized workers, a diverse workforce will have to be recruited and trained. But, Collins argues, advocates of social justice have to keep working whether they’re making visible progress or not.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Chapter 16: Hines, M.R. Hines & E.C.

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Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But, she adds, “not considering social justice issues or DEI may speak somewhat to the socialization process of sports that hyper-focuses on athletes’ physical development and their athletic identities over other developmental areas and identities,” an attitude Harry says is shaped by the U.S.

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Together, she said, they set out to do “more of what CDU does well, training diverse physician leaders who understand social justice and are experts at serving under-resourced communities, the things that affect health, but that many medical schools don’t teach. At CDU it’s embedded in the curriculum,” said Prothrow-Stith.

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