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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

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The author of Medicine and Ethics in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction (2015), her interdisciplinary research in the field of the medical humanities engages literary, historical, philosophical, and ethical explorations of black women’s health and medicine. Jones is also an associate professor of Africana Studies.

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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

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Marquette University alumnus and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade has committed to a $3 million gift to extend the Tragil Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program and establish the Wade Scholars as well as support a new men’s basketball practice facility in a future expansion of the Athletic and Human Performance Research Center.

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Credentials Awarded Drop for Second Year in a Row

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More students earned certificates than any year in the past decade, while associate degrees awarded fell to its lowest point in a decade and bachelor's degrees awarded fell to its lowest since 2015–16 academic year. These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. The decreases, he added, make him nervous.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

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She won the AERA Early Career Award in 2012 and the Qualitative Research SIG’s 2015 Outstanding Book Award for Humanizing Research: Decolonizing Qualitative Inquiry with Youth and Communities (SAGE, co-edited with D. Winn holds a bachelor’s degree in English from University of California, Davis, as well as a master’s and Ph.D.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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The flag was finally removed from the State House grounds in 2015 after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The rule of law is the cornerstone of human freedom and progress,” Beasley said. His efforts earned him the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

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There was also a robust focus on the humanities. Stout, who has led the organization since 2015. I think that is injecting new energy and new thinking into the movement,” says Stout, who previously led Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2015. “We ATD is not just a conference,” says Dr. Karen A.

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Helping People Be Their Best

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In 1996, she returned to campus as a dean, and, in 2015, she became president of her alma mater. It’s her faith and her Ursuline heritage of human dignity that resonates, he adds. It’s been over 50 years since De Vinne first matriculated in the class of 1973. She’s such a pleasure to talk to and be with.

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