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Educating the Next Generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California’s public schools didn’t teach Asian American history to a young Dr. Beth Lew-Williams. history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. “The history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. Holding several degrees in history, including a Ph.D. Neither did college. West coast in the late 1800s.

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Educating the Next Generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California’s public schools didn’t teach Asian American history to a young Dr. Beth Lew-Williams. history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. “The history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. Holding several degrees in history, including a Ph.D. Neither did college. West coast in the late 1800s.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

“This incident is particularly harmful to our Black community members during this important celebration of Black History Month.” “And that’s what we do with all situations—we address them using our values and our policies and deal with each situation with its own sets of facts.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Awarded 2022 Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian has elevated the College of Education’s role in addressing topics prominent in the public discourse and his work is helping shape policy to bridge divides,” said Dr. Linda C. Tillman – recognizes and commends Vasquez Heilig’s work towards equity in education. Tillman, distinguished visiting professor at Loyola Marymount University.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, she is the president and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015.

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The divestment problem

University Business

More from UB: The 3 factors holding at-risk students back from graduating The ethical dilemma Student calls for divestment have a significant history in higher education, and some have proved successful. Similarly, student calls for their institutions to cut ties with Israel has a storied history.

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From Demonstration to Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The executive order requires federal law enforcement agencies to review and revise policies on use of force and create a database to help track officer misconduct. These criminal justice reforms should not be considered small feats, but monumental achievements in the ongoing struggle to marry protest with policy.

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