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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education.

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Notes on a Banned Books Class

ACRLog

When I took over the class, I focused on recent examples of books that have been targeted by book challenges and bans, since that has been a relentless topic in the news. I selected most of my titles from the past few years of ALA’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books lists.

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Discussion Topics for Book Clubbing ‘After the Ivory Tower Falls’

Inside Higher Ed

I’m hearing rumbles of book clubbing. ” After the Ivory Tower Falls is a book we in academia should be engaging with. You will have to tell us how your book clubbing conversations go, but the likely answer is “not really.” Published in August of 2022.

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Writer-Professor Explores the Voyage of ‘Becoming'

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hill has been writing since she was a child, growing up around books and hearing stories. And the very existence of her book itself made her the first American poet and second poet ever to be published by Bloomsbury Publishing house. “I And then I'm interested in complicating them with the other truths of American history.”

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Emotional labour in the ivory tower: highlighting the experiences of academics of colour

HEPI

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. In this blog, my aim is to bring together a few exemplars of experiences by people of colour within academia. As Black History Month comes to a close, there is an opportunity for reflection.

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WCET’s Favorite Read, Watch, and Listens – Summer 2023

WCET Frontiers

These suggestions are a mix of personal and professional development podcasts, books, articles, and shows. – Lindsey and the WCET team ————- Books On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed I picked this one up last year to learn more about Juneteenth. Enjoy engaging fellow staff members with this book.

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Grandmothering While Black

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her pursuit for knowledge led her to a career in academia where she has devoted her life to centering the experiences of Black women. “All those kinds of things shaped me in becoming a sociologist,” Pittman said in an interview with Diverse.

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