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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We present the problems/solutions as an easily accessible 10-point checklist, so that you can grade your own processes, identify your challenges, and proactively incorporate de-biasing practices in the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The criteria should be read aloud, prior to evaluating that dimension.

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Addressing Massive Disproportionality in Youth Arrests Should Not Be Option

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The data is well documented and deeply alarming. By ensuring access to high-quality early education for all children, regardless of socioeconomic background, we can target the root causes of this pervasive issue. Investing in early learning has lifelong benefits for children, facilitating cognitive, social, and emotional development.

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The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Mental Health of College Students of Color

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Greater diversity also has numerous well-documented benefits for all students. With diversity, there is a greater likelihood of interactions and friendships which can counter bias, modify negative cultural beliefs and help reduce harmful encounters. For nearly a decade, the Steve Fund has promoted the mental health of young people of color.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

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The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d. It should be placed in the syllabus or as an addendum under university policies.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Teneo Linguistics Company, the Agape Clinic and Dallas Children’s Hospital.

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the unanticipated: reflecting & looking forward

Catherine Cronin

Committed to maximising access, we worked over several months with Higher Education for Good authors to record audio versions of all 32 chapters. That project was restarted in 2024 and I was privileged to work with GTM and colleagues at the University of Galway to document oral histories and create a publishable digital map.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford.

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