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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8 Jerlando F.L.

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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

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With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education. Dr. Robert T. Dr. Larry J. Dr. Tryan L.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

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As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased. It becomes biased.”

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Lifting As They Climb

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Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Dr. Maisha T.

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Pride in the Halls

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The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. One of the biggest factors for us is getting our leadership involved and getting them to support the work.”

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Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

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Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. These organizations provide membership and community for qualitative and quantitative researchers, and WIM focuses on improving gender and racial equity within the field.

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Dr. Barbara Jones Appointed Dean of the Boston University School of Social Work

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“I am thrilled about the opportunity to work collaboratively toward the school’s vision to advance a just and compassionate society, dismantle injustice of all kinds, promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and liberate possibilities,” Jones said. “I