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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While the authors use deliberate in their definition, I urge readers to understand that such violence can also be unintentional. Ford is a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University The time for solutions is long overdue. Dr. Donna Y.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. After she told him, he said, “Hmmm… the school has definitely changed.”

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The Importance of LGBTQ+ Rights in Mental Health Culture

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With the golden sun of June upon us, we’re diving into the heart of Pride Month, a time for reflecting on strides made in LGBTQ+ rights, acknowledging persistent barriers, and recommitting ourselves to the path of inclusivity and respect for all. Contact your local representatives to express your views and urge them to take action.

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Pathways to Racial Democracy in America

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As Pauline Lipman powerfully states in the book referenced above regarding school segregation: “It breaks a web of human connections in which the social and cultural practices of daily life are rooted, race and class identities are formed, and community is constituted.” as multiracial institutions.

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Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The need for all students to not only learn African American studies, but for them to learn a fully inclusive history of our country should be our goal. Schools/colleges of education must restructure their teacher training to be more inclusive of African American studies and antiracist pedagogy. This must be challenged.

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Diversity is Critical, Say AACSB Panelists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to Bill Imada, chief connectivity officer of the IW Group, a multicultural marketing agency, and moderator of the panel, the students that he’s meeting are seeking authenticity. “They come in saying that they want a company that is definitive about their purpose, knows who they are, and not only talks about it, but shows it,” he said.