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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sloan Foundation and RTI International have engaged in a study of Black and Hispanic individuals who have achieved PhD degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring. The debt load of those who did is disproportionately high.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In October 2022, the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) released a new report where, again, Black students lagged behind white students on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Curriculum and instruction must be rigorous and relevant.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford Cultivating Black joy is critical, given censorship placed in schools, on Black bodies, and in the curriculum. instructional practices, curriculum development, teacher-student relationships, classroom climate, etc.) Teaching homeplace: How teachers can cultivate Black joy through culturally responsive practices in the classroom.

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