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An Open Letter to HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, we must capitalize on those gains by going to the polls and voting for candidates who are most inclined to support an agenda of racial and gender equity. Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans.

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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Burt is a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dr. Brian A.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Financial crises and their impact on higher education (2008-2010) The 2008 financial crisis had far-reaching effects on higher education, ushering in an era of budget cuts, rising tuition fees, and an intensified focus on financial sustainability.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And my equity journey continues. But my longtime concerns for him as a parent have grown more severe in today’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion climate. Since joining Lumina in 2008, she has served as a strategy officer, director of equity and inclusion, and director of impact and research. Dr. Susan D.

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Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success

The University Innovation Alliance

Innovating to Close Equity Gaps: The National Institute for Student Success. Closing the Equity Gaps. Those equity gaps often stem from an outdated profile of the typical college student: a full-time, on-campus resident with an understanding of available resources and the bandwidth to seek those resources on their own.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. What may be most startling about Dr. Mark, despite the worldwide scope of his scholarly profile, is his devotion to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in and beyond the classroom,” says Riley.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. What may be most startling about Dr. Mark, despite the worldwide scope of his scholarly profile, is his devotion to justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in and beyond the classroom,” says Riley.

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