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Protecting Trans Rights? Disability Inclusion? International Students? Why It’s All the Same Battle

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The question is whether we will build systems and policies that recognize their humanity, intelligence and creativity and will make room for their flourishing. Im disabled by people not being willing to communicate with me." The policies harming these communities are not just oversights. One in four adults in the U.S.

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Former DEI Officer Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Area Technical College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. She also reported alleged disparaging comments made about Black employees.

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Communicating the Science of the Stars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aspiring to become a researcher and science communicator, Ealy is driven to understand humanity and science’s place in the world as it is. It’s entirely possible to communicate your science without sterilizing your work,” says Ealy. Science is done by people, and communicating in that lens helps everyone understand it.”

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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. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Bridging the Gap: Why Intergenerational Learning is Crucial Now More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social media, virtual interactions, and fragmented communication are abundant today and have negative consequences for our youth. These skills are essential for effective communication and building healthy relationships in academic settings, the workplace and personal life. We will be learning alongside our grandchildren.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Boykins Afro-centric framework offers so much relative to correcting these inequities and ending/disrupting instructional violence. The time for solutions is long overdue. Dr. Donna Y.

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Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). I am very happy to be a part of Hudson County Community College, where diversity, equity, and inclusion is valued and lived,” said Lopez. “I

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