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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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When you think about our history, were the first community college in the state of California whose accreditation was revoked, and to go from that in 2006 to be where were at now and to be on the cutting edge, that tells you that transformation can happen, but transformation can happen in communities where we look like the students.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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She is also a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. Founded in 2006, AABHE empowers Black educators, administrators, and scholars through leadership development, networking opportunities, and advocacy for inclusive policies.

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

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Further, · “individuals who know the world only from their own cultural perspectives are denied important parts of the human experience and are culturally and ethnically encapsulated” (p.1). That was 2006; now, look at the state of affairs in 2024. 1. This is a major misguided perception of those who oppose EDI. Dr. Donna Y.

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NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage

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The goal of the study, which is co-funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the Office of Research on Women's Health, divisions of the National Institutes of Health, is to help improve health outcomes through early screenings and interventions.

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Jacqie McWilliams

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McWilliams spent nine years at the NCAA, managing NCAA championships, to include serving as director of the Division I women’s basketball tournament from 2006-2009 and the Division I men’s basketball tournament from 2007-2012.

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Brown Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Celebrates 10 Years

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When Brown University released its landmark 2006 report documenting the institution’s historical involvement in slavery, many of its recommendations were one-time fixes: revising the university’s official history, creating memorials, and the like.

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Context, Cultural Insight Bring Diversity to the Dramatic Arts

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For her first book, A History of Asian American Theatre (2006), she interviewed over 70 people. It makes us see the humanity in each other. It reduces humans to two-dimensional things. Her research became based on their stories. To me, it’s the best way to promote empathy. Stereotypes dehumanize people,” she continued. “It