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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

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Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Kendi, a historian and antiracist activist, has made waves since publishing Stamped from the Beginning , which won the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It's not always easy.

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Higher Education Non-Exempt Staff Numbers Continue Seven-Year Decline

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colleges and universities has steadily declined over the past seven years, with both full-time and part-time positions showing significant reductions, according to new research from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). percent drop in part-time positions beginning in 2020.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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In 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was extrajudicially murdered. McMickens is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University. For this reason, we believe researchers have to stand steadfast against the tidal wave of misinformation and anti-Blackness. Dr. Tryan L.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

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By 2020 the organization had ballooned to more than 700 members, and in 2021 it became part of Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit. Prior to 2015 it was difficult to find much formal acknowledgement of student food insecurity, let alone services to help.

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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

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Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul. She also received NC State’s University Faculty Scholar in 2018 and is the winner of the Zenobia L. Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award. Gayles holds a Ph.D.

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Study Reveals Only 16% of Faculty is Ready for GenAI in Higher Education

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The 2023-2024 Digital Learning Pulse Survey revealed that three-quarters of higher education trustees, faculty, and administrators believe GenAI will noticeably change their institutions — and help solve ongoing issues. But only 16% of faculty and 11% of administrators feel prepared for change.

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University of Louisville Launches Online Master of Science Program in Health Professions Education

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The College of Education and Human Development and the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville are launching an online Master of Science degree in Health Professions Education (MSHPE) to fulfill the needs of a growing health care industry. million jobs 2020-2030, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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