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A Tribute to Dr. James A. Banks — The Father of Multicultural Education: In These Troubling Anti-EDI Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. 1. To problem-solving? · An Equity Pedagogy.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

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2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution. Recommendations: · Expand the departmental representative point of contact’s role to include diversity/equity considerations. Moreno at al. Dr. Donna Y.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

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Office of Human Rights, which found Howard failed to provide Ross “reasonable accommodation based on his disability.” A 2006 National College Health Assessment found that just under 50% of the over 94,000 students surveyed reported feeling “so depressed it was difficult to function,” and 9.3% had contemplated suicide.

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 3

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Similarly, I have attended department meetings across the organization, from finance to human resources to facilities, to understand the challenges that they face. An effective institutional leader must be willing to make appropriate investments in both technological and human resources to support the data-informed revolution.

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Capabilities Approach & open education

Catherine Cronin

The theory was a significant contribution in the field of human development, encouraging a move beyond blunt indicators like GDP and income levels to assess poverty (Nussbaum, 2011a ) and providing new ways of evaluating the quality of the lives of individuals and societies (Robeyns, 2017 ). Making resources legally accessible (e.g.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

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Now, schools must work harder to prioritize closing equity gaps and bringing these students back to campus. The burden to be inclusive shouldn’t rest solely with your Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or your multilingual staff. gap in degree attainment between Hispanic and White adults during that time.

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Dr. Edward C. is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Dr. Renae D. Fletcher Jr.