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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dear Department Chair: Letters from Black Women Leaders to the Next Generation is a compelling book about leadership, service, and the importance of mentorship/sponsorship within the academy. The book is edited by Drs. Stephanie Y. Evans, Stephanie Shonekan, and Stephanie G. If you can’t be supportive, leave folks alone,” they write.

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A Tribute to Dr. James A. Banks — The Father of Multicultural Education: In These Troubling Anti-EDI Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A few days ago, I went to my office to get one of my students a book of great interest. To problem-solving? · An Equity Pedagogy. This pedagogy exists when teachers modify their teaching to facilitate the achievement of marginalized students – minoritized students and low-income students.

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Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. We’re in the fight of our lives with this election.”

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In short, the syllabus helps to create a structured and organized learning environment, facilitating effective communication and expectations between instructors and students. This negative indoctrination starts early, as demonstration in a children’s book. Dr. tavis d. chronicity).

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Gen Z Shares How to Support Mental Health Policy

Active Minds

At Active Minds, we believe policy is key to enacting lasting mental health change – and students play a huge role in facilitating this change. You can start by educating yourself about mental health-related issues by reading books and articles, and educating yourself on the policies and laws that impact our well-being,” Fatima shared.

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Higher Ed Prepares to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Journalists Toluse Olornnipa and Robert Samuels will discuss their new book, His Name is George Floyd , connecting the past with the present. So too will organizations and associations that work to advance equity issues both at the K-12 and higher education level. Liann Herder can be reached at lherder@diverseeducation.com.

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Humanity in Healthcare Emphasized in Youth Career Pathways Partnership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So much that in my last conversation with her on the night of January 16, 2021; she told me that she wanted to write a book on “humanity in healthcare”; adding that “they ought to treat folk humanely”. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. . She passed away that next morning on January 17, 2021.