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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Among the course selections are the African American novel, human sexuality and behavior, power and gender, and science, technology and gender.

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Out With the Old, In With the New: Decolonizing the School Counseling Profession to Support Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines According to Singh, Appling, & Trepal (2020): “The Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts, Singh, Nassar-McMillan, Butler, & McCullough, 2015) ask counselors to “apply knowledge of multicultural and social justice theories” (p. Dr. Erik M.

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Mālama Pono: Rebellious Teacher Preparation Through Hānai Pedagogy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, there are only 2,000 native speakers , but a 2015 Hawaii State Data Center census reported that 5.7% Dr. Robin Brandehoff is an assistant professor of Educational Foundations in the School of Education & Human Development at University of Colorado Denver.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. Since 2015, 64 students, 93.75% of whom are Latino, have been placed in internships. “I million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Higher Education’s Silence on Sonya Massey's Death is Deafening

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elmore Consequently, I was pleasantly surprised to see a statement from the Illinois Education Association (IEA) humanizing Sonya Massey as a mother and a Springfield, Illinois, resident while condemning the officer and all responsible for her death that took place July 6 , calling attention to injustices faced by Black and Brown people.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Stress is a natural part of the human condition, and can be performance enhancing at low to moderate levels. This response has had adaptive value over the course of human evolution, when stressors often involved reacting to immediate threats to our survival. Background. Stress, Mental Health and Learning. 2009; Kirmayer et al.,