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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

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In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. In 2018, Chen was a student organizer and expert witness for the defense in Students for Fair Admissions vs. President and Fellows of Harvard College

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Thomas to Retire from Morehouse in 2025

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Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in administrative sciences from Yale College and a master’s in organizational psychology from Columbia University as well as a master’s and Ph.D. Thomas took the helm as the 12th president at Morehouse in January 2018. in organizational behavior from Yale University.

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Study Reveals Teacher Perceptions of Chronically Absent Students

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Data were drawn from direct assessments of children, parent interviews, and education and administrator questionnaires. Casey Foundation. “We We need to pay attention to both if we are aiming to solve the absenteeism crisis,” Gottfried said.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

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We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students. Dr. Marcus A.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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In 2018, at career peak, the median annual earnings for English literature and language majors working full-time were $76,000, only $2,000 below that of all majors, $78,000. In 2018, the median annual earnings for men who are English language and literature majors was about $74,000. But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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Part-Time Faculty at The New School Walk Out in Protest Against Pay and Working Conditions

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With approximately 200 demonstrators present, the strike was the result of years of tension between adjunct faculty and the private New York City school’s administration. Teaching staff also complained that administrators’ salaries were high compared to faculty. Local 7902, the union organizing the strike.

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Dr. Donna Shalala Named Interim President of The New School

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In 2018, Diverse published a story about prominent scholars who were mentored by her. Shalala served as Secretary of Health and Human Services during Bill Clinton's administration and served one term in Congress, representing the 27th Congressional District in Florida.

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