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Remembering Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952-2023)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Sharpton ran for president in 2004, Ogletree served as an adviser and later credited the civil rights leader with being Obama’s link to the streets. “Al Charles was a tireless advocate for civil rights, equality, human dignity, and social justice. Ogletree, Jr. Professor of Law.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. When schools enroll in this initiative, they have access to a confidential assessment they will take,” says Hall. There is also still a lack of LGBTQ focused academic classes.” Dr. Luis A.

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Student Success, Retention, and Employability – Getting Digital in a High Tech, High Touch Environment

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

The idea being that technology would remove the human element and that it would be almost impossible to create technology-based systems that would elevate and enhance the human experience of higher education. That was way back in 2004. First of all, the digital divide is quite real.

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“A Million Miles Away” watch party with José Hernández

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Your belief was well-founded, as in 2004, I was selected as an astronaut. When I became an astronaut in 2004, I realized I’d become an instant role model, and I embraced that role. I was taking challenging courses like Calculus, Programming, Physics, and Humanities, and I found myself struggling immensely.

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Just Knowledge research partner: Green Sod Ireland

Catherine Cronin

What knowledge is being shared, and who has access to that knowledge? Here in Galway, an emblematic example of this was a campaign to save mature trees that were slated for destruction as part of the redevelopment of Eyre Square in 2004. What community does your organisation/project serve/support? speciesism).

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A Decade Later: The Flint Water Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2004, two-thirds of homes in the D.C. Often, Seeger says, miscommunication errors can be rooted to a common human behavior: denial. The crisis has taken an emotional and psychological toll on the citizens of Flint, who Edwards says now have access to safe drinking water.