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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I just began loving teaching from there, even if I had imaginary students.” It’s really inspiring,” she said, adding that she was “star struck” to hear from renowned scholars like Dr. Leslie Fenwick, dean emeriti of education at Howard University and other researchers—many of whom she’s read and studied during her years as a student.

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

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Howard University has appointed renowned historian and bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. Wutoh said there is a strong alignment between Kendi's work and the university's mission. Howard's Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Anthony K.

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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

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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. Damara Hightower Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the EPI Center at Voorhees.

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Panel Promotes Teaching

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Panelists praised what the IRT did for them, discussing how the organization bolstered what they knew about the teaching profession, expanded their professional networks, and helped them understand key educational concepts. When we are in the classroom, when we are teaching children who look like us, our students do better,” she said.

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Dr. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, University of Southern California

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Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). Previously, she served as department head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences at NC State University. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, a leading educational psychologist, holds the Robert A.

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Sacred Heart University Partners with School District to Help Diversify Teaching Profession

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A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. SHU joins other institutions and national initiatives aimed at diversifying the teaching profession.

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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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million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).