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N.C. A&T Celebrates 64th Anniversary of A&T Four’s Historic Sit-In

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barnhill installed the sculpture in 2002 in front of Dudley Memorial Building. A&T Fellowship Gospel Choir and a presentation of the Human Rights Medal, the university’s highest honor for contributions to civil rights, civil liberties and/or human rights, to an honoree whose name will be revealed at the event.

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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ellen Pinderhughes, Tufts University; Angela Patton, Girls for a Change; and Eunique Jones Gibson, Because of Them, We Can Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “In the words of Wilma Rudolph, ‘never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. History at UCLA. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S.

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Conveying Fragility

Inside Higher Ed

In retrospect, it was as far from me then as 2002 is now. I remember 2002. The Whiggish interpretation of American history was easy enough: over time, the range of people included in public life grew. The fad for declaring the “end of history” in 1989 came from that story. (I’ve Heck, I remember 1982.

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Punishment of students at Indian university raises concerns

Inside Higher Ed

When it was released in January, the series India: The Modi Question , which investigates Narendra Modi’s role in riots in Gujarat that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2002, was condemned by the country’s government, with several universities issuing warnings to students against screening the documentary.

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Interview with Robert T. Tally Jr. on historicizing 'The Hobbit'

Inside Higher Ed

Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion ( Palgrave Macmillan ), Robert T. Hobbits are not magical or supernatural; they are, basically, small humans. And when their world goes into upheaval, their stories naturally resonate with human experiences of massive change.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

The first is that it’s human nature to want to advance and meet new challenges. He served as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM) for 13 years (2002-2015), president of the Ohio State University for four years (1998-2002), and president of the University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years (1988-1998).

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

Her book’s title is, of course, drawn from the 2002 bestseller, pastor Rick Warren’s blueprint for a Christian living in the 21 st century, a sort of “12-step”-like, 40-day program to introduce readers to Christian doctrine and faith. Input from the humanities is essential. Is this diversity newsletter?: