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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even within the supposedly safe confines of academia, we are not immune to these oppressive practices. Unfortunately, the college or university environment, which should be a defender of free expression, often only extends this privilege to white and English-speaking students. Nelson Pham is a currently a Ph.D.

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Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social media, namely Twitter, can provide scholars a platform on which they can engage with various individuals within and outside of academia, potentially those who otherwise would not have access to the scholars’ work, said panelist Dr. Laila McCloud, an assistant professor of educational leadership and counseling at Grand Valley State University.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

My doctorate was in leadership, and I fell in love with leadership in lots of different areas: business and industry, the military, sports and coaching. Lessons of Board Membership For President Milliron, leadership goes beyond sitting at the top of a hierarchy. It's been fundamental to how I've approached leadership.

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Supporting Neurodivergent College Students with Dr. Liz Norell

Continuous Learning Institute

LISTEN TO THE EPISODE Learn how to support neurodivergent college students. In addition to her work with faculty to boost awareness of disability, especially hidden disability, in academia, she is working with a group of disabled-in-higher-ed peers on an edited collection of narrative essays about the intersection of disability and education.

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Higher Ed Voices Outrage After Harvard President Resigns

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lynn Pasquerella, president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), of which Harvard is a member. The escalating culture wars have included a targeted attack on higher education by those who view college campuses as bastions of liberal progressivism."

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. Gaston Gayles directly addressed the toxicity of the constantly productive, highly competitive environment in academia. Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These outstanding scholars represent the future of academia and serve as an inspiration to students and faculty members. School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta Universit Dr. Ja'Bette Lozupone , director of student affairs, Montgomery College Dr. Darris R. It has remained one of the magazine’s most popular editions since its inception.