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The #RealCollege Curriculum Masterclass Prepares Faculty and Staff to Holistically Support Student Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab To help mitigate this, Believe in Students developed The #RealCollege Curriculum masterclass, a four-course curriculum sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Imaginable Futures, and Michelson 20MM.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D., Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. They explored issues around success and access and how institutions can better serve the population. After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Dr. Philomena V.

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$25M Foundation Grant Promotes Internships Among Humanities Majors

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Foundation has awarded a total $25 million in grant funding to five public colleges and universities to establish paid internship programs for humanities majors. By creating new internship courses, Fresno State will embed career preparation into the curriculum and transform student perspectives around the study of the humanities.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Every Saturday morning University of Miami freshman Anthony Davenport leaves his residence hall on the Coral Gables campus and gets on the Miami-Dade County Metrorail in route to the Brownsville neighborhood.

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A Different, Ongoing ‘AI’ Problem?in Colleges and Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When the students arrive at their postsecondary institutions, the higher education community conveniently neglects its responsibility to address the deliberate omission, even though curricular content at the lower levels is essentially determined by university officials. Dr. William B. Harvey is a veteran higher education leader.

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Panel: Erasing Black History Threatens to Harm Black Community, Students, and Nation's Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The discussion was moderated by Dr. Marcia Vandiver, associate professor of elementary education at Towson University. Today, many state leaders have increasingly advocated for the banning of African American studies and have proposed curriculum changes that downplay the significance of slavery in the U.S.,” the NREI website stated.