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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

National Board Certification is recognized as the highest standard in the teaching profession. This process facilitates the introspection required for transformative teaching and learning our students deserve. I firmly believe perception informs pedagogy.

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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

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. of students enrolled in colleges and universities.

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. He also facilitates a leadership retreat for Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center, also known as Centro.

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A Scholar’s Fight for Community Power - Dr. Jonathan D. Gomez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. He also facilitates a leadership retreat for Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center, also known as Centro.

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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This suggestion is reasonable given the common occurrence of faculty in the higher education sector being hired without any prior preparation to teach [facilitate learning]. Historically, those hired to teach at the university level complete the required studies in a given discipline.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. UM also has the Office of Native American Affairs, which facilitates communication and consultation with tribal nations to improve UM systemwide to better serve Native communities and learners.

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Study Reveals Majority of College Students Feel Free to Express Opinions on Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between 2021 and 2024, 34 state legislatures introduced bills aimed at limiting or banning the teaching of "divisive concepts" on college campuses, with 11 states passing such laws. While students broadly believe their college facilitates free expression on campus, some topics and opinions evoke more hesitation than others," the report notes.

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