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Can Art History Be Taught Without Someone Becoming Angry?

Inside Higher Ed

In art history classes, more than one exasperated student has screamed at me, “It’s just a chair. ” All these responses and more have made me consider the question, “Can art be experienced or art history taught without someone becoming angry?” A chair isn’t art!” And vice versa. Absolutely.

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Columbia Journalism School Honors Life, Legacy of Ida B. Wells

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dawn Kissi “There is a tradition in this country of the advocacy journalist, and within that long history Ida B. Wells impacted these causes through her journalism “Ida’s legacy is a powerful one and continues to resonate,” said Dawn Kissi, a 2005 graduate of the journalism school. “As Luce Professor of Journalism.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The long-standing collaboration between LSAC and AALS and the impressive histories and strengths of both organizations will ensure a smooth transition in July,” she continued. “In Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009.

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

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states that banned affirmative action such as California in 1996 (Card & Krieger, 2005; Kaufman, 2007) and Michigan in 2006 ( Long & Bateman, 2020) , the results of these bans on affirmative action led to the lower participation and enrollment of students of color compared to the period before the bans. As seen in U.S. Kaufmann, S.

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Former UNC System President Molly Corbett Broad Dies at Age 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Broad was system president 1997-2005 and was also the first woman to lead the American Council on Education (ACE). Among her many accomplishments, she led the most successful higher education bond referendum in American history, yielding critical financial resources for faculty support and student success,” Wilson said.

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President moves: A historic hire, a retirement and 1 leader on leave

University Business

Hired Lynne Coy-Ogan – Husson University (Maine) The board of trustees at Husson University has selected Lynne Coy-Ogan as its next president, marking the first female to lead the institution in its 125-year history. Coy-Ogan is quite familiar with Husson already.

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NWA EDITORIAL | Community college tax hike rejected by taxpayers who were unconvinced of the need

Economics and Change in Higher Education

As much as the college has changed in its 34-year history, there also might be a concern that its relationship to the communities that created has shifted a bit. In 1997 and 2005, NWACC's rates were thus automatically reduced, although left at levels that ensured the college still gained additional dollars annually.