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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies. I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies.

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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor Emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. Carl Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Dr. His journey to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he would eventually become both student and professor, was equally serendipitous.

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Application Fees for Georgia Colleges to be Waived for November

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Georgia Student Finance Commission is partnering with 40 Georgia colleges and universities to waive college application fees this November in honor of the state’s “Apply to College Month,” WSBTV reported. Brian Kemp College application fees vary from school to school but on average are approximately $50. “We Brian Kemp said.

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They are Ready! Transforming the Narrative to Engage Black Males in Educational Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The recommendations that follow are applicable to Black males in P-12 schools and postsecondary institutions! Below are a few recommendations that will shift the conversation, seeing them from an asset-based paradigm versus a deficit perspective. Center their voices.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Remarkably, of those attending, 32% of all community college attendees are first-generation college students.

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The Ultimate College Application Checklist for Seniors: CollegeAdvisor x StudyLab

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From crafting your application essays to navigating standardized tests , there’s a lot to keep track of. Creating a college application checklist is a great way to stay on top of things—and we’ve got one to help you get started. However, actually fulfilling college application requirements requires some planning and forethought.

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RAJEEV JAYADEVA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rajeev Jayadeva Rajeev Jayadeva has been appointed director of enterprise applications at the Community College of Rhode Island. He served as the information technology director of enterprise applications at Touro University in New York City. in education, instructional design, and technology from Liberty University.