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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

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Recommendations: · Pre-work: University should provide departments with an anonymous, structured evaluation forms (with decision criteria and clear rubrics, just as is used to facilitate fairness in student grading) to rate the candidate both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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

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This pedagogy exists when teachers modify their teaching to facilitate the achievement of marginalized students – minoritized students and low-income students. Again, it is baffling — how can anti-EDI supporters be opposed to rigor? To problem-solving? · An Equity Pedagogy. They are inseparable.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

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Recruits develop cognitive skills that facilitate trust, legitimacy, and policing practices. Dr. Terry Calaway Previous research documents various dimensions of police officer performance aligned with cultural competence.

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Addressing Massive Disproportionality in Youth Arrests Should Not Be Option

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The data is well documented and deeply alarming. Investing in early learning has lifelong benefits for children, facilitating cognitive, social, and emotional development. Collaboration with higher education institutions, incentives for educators, and standardized and aligned systems are necessary to facilitate this change.

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The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Mental Health of College Students of Color

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Greater diversity also has numerous well-documented benefits for all students. With diversity, there is a greater likelihood of interactions and friendships which can counter bias, modify negative cultural beliefs and help reduce harmful encounters. For nearly a decade, the Steve Fund has promoted the mental health of young people of color.

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

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The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. Dr. tavis d.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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The mentorship program is meant to provide incoming students the settings and opportunities to prepare themselves for academic careers, all the while facilitating connection among one another. The Hartford campus itself holds a large percentage of first-generation students, according to Rola.

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