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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Adele Newson-Horst was developing a grant proposal, she quoted a 2015 article published in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education that noted HBCU institutions had been slow to introduce gender-related programs. Students give critical thought to how cultures construct and police gender and sexuality and the consequences of that.

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Ford Foundation to end diverse fellowship program

Inside Higher Ed

” Yet thanks “in large part to our extraordinary community of Ford Fellows—through their scholarship and mentorship—we see the seeds of change taking root, and a new ecosystem of support emerging around them,” Walker continued. Fellowships are meant for scholars who wish to teach at the postsecondary level.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Still others are climate refugees in search of land that supports human life. Akram followed through, was accepted and was offered a $20,000 scholarship. This means that the total approximate cost of a bachelor’s degree is $4,860, and scholarships are available for those who cannot afford those rates. ’ 10,000 times.

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Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit

Faculty Focus

This article will explore how educators can move away from this kind of pathological approach to better help autistic students succeed academically. My lived experience with a disability and my professional positionality in disability scholarship and education systems is driving my efforts. Positionality statement. How did we get here?

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Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit

Faculty Focus

This article will explore how educators can move away from this kind of pathological approach to better help autistic students succeed academically. My lived experience with a disability and my professional positionality in disability scholarship and education systems is driving my efforts. Positionality statement. How did we get here?

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Using Tentacular Pedagogy to change the HE culture

SRHE

UNESCO (2021 ) have called for HE to ‘repair injustices while transforming the future’ by 2050, with a new ‘social contract’ that prioritises ‘human dignity and cultural diversity’, plus ‘care, reciprocity, and solidarity’. Three Hearts and Nine Minds. TP features three EDI tenets and nine dimensions. Circulation, Courage and Curating Change.

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Paper on masturbation raises eyebrows and red flags

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The journal Qualitative Research and the University of Manchester, in Britain, said last week that they’re investigating the publication of an article on masturbation as research method. Yet the new masturbation article, written by Karl Andersson, a Ph.D. There are exceptions, including a 2012 article by Kristen C.