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

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Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies. I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies.

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Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Inclusion on Community College Campuses

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Pushing for inclusive design Community college practitioners and higher education experts agree that inclusive design is essential for ensuring equitable access to education. The institution hosts an Inclusion by Design Summit and features workshops and a regular newsletter. Its not innate for everyone, says Trent.

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Diversifying the Workforce for Data-Related Jobs Starts with Inclusivity in Research

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Today’s students are interested in more instruction, experiential learning, credentialing, and career prospects in quantitative and computational fields. At the University of Richmond, we have responded to these demands by developing programming in data analytics, data science and computational research.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

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Community Colleges Are Well Positioned Historically, equity and inclusion in higher education have been shaped by various legislation and milestones that improved learner access in America. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Morgan State University Wins 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education

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The award applauds promising and innovative proposals to improve student success and degree completion at master’s and doctoral levels while promoting inclusiveness, with the winner receiving a two-year, $20,000 matching grant. Its instructional curriculum is built on a series of four courses.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. At present, 67% of the student body identifies as Latinx.

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Texas Senate Approves Anti-DEI Bill for State Public Universities

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It aims to make universities shut down diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, ban mandatory diversity training, and restrict hiring departments from asking for diversity statements, all under the threat of temporarily cutting off access to state funds. Brandon Creighton Senate Bill 17 – filed by Sen. Judith Zaffirini.