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Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Transformative Guide for Educational Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In her timely and important book Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: Strategies for Healing the Root Causes of Inequity in Education , Dr. ClauDean ChiNaka Kizart offers a comprehensive roadmap for educators committed to creating more equitable learning environments. The books greatest strength lies in its practicality.

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Policy Playbook Highlights Education Equity as Key to Black Advancement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies have unveiled a policy roadmap that places education equity among its top priorities for advancing Black communities in America.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). between fall 2020 and fall 2023. percentage points. The college saw an 8.7

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Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bonner II Graduate education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is not just evolvingit is erupting with purpose. From the heart of tradition and the fire of resistance, a new wave of graduate programs in higher education administration is emergingbold, equity-centered, and unapologetically Black.

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Alfred McQuarters An Examination: Persisting Equity Gaps While student access to transfer-level Math and English courses has increased, the completion equity gaps that persist among Black and Latinx students warrant deeper scrutiny. Collaboration becomes a lifeline in leading the implementation of AB 705.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in higher education. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% This stifles Black student success and contributes to low graduation rates from high schools.