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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.

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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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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. Her scholarly work involves matters of DEI, justice, women and people of color in STEM, and intercollegiate athletics. Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award.

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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. For this reason, we believe researchers have to stand steadfast against the tidal wave of misinformation and anti-Blackness. The nation cannot return to de facto policies that impede Black male progress.

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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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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

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She arrived at the University of Florida in July 2020. She has partnered with FOSSI, or the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, to give financial literacy workshops to FOSSI scholars. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly slowed Moore’s research and her ability to train her students.

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Educating the Next Generation

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Hawley Prize from the Organization of American Historians also in 2019; and a fellowship with the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2020. Anti-Asian reported incidents jumped from 279 in 2020 to 746 in 2021, according to FBI statistics.

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