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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia.

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Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The hashtag, which continues to grow each day and has turned into an independent Twitter account, has spotlighted the ways academia has persistently excluded and alienated Black academics (at all levels; across all genders). Brandy Jones is a Ph.D. You can follow her on Twitter @Brandy__Jones Dr. Janelle L.

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Dr. Corey D. B. Walker Appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. Walker Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. Dr. Corey D.

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Leading Ethnographer and Religious Scholar Appointed Dean of Harvard Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marla Frederick will become dean of Harvard Divinity School (HDS), effective Jan. As an ethnographer and scholar on the African American religious experience; Frederick’s work in academia focuses on the study of religion and media, religion, and social activism in the U.S.

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End use of nondisparagement clauses in academia (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

These kinds of gag orders may be common in corporate America, but they should raise red flags for anyone in academia. ” It is even a violation of the agreement for Mehler (or the faculty union) to “encourage” anyone to FOIA the agreement. No university should silence criticism by its faculty and staff.

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NIH Grants $2 Million to Support Underrepresented Minority Faculty at PWIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty from the University of Kentucky (UK), Vanderbilt University, and University of North Carolina Greensboro have received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support underrepresented minority faculty at predominantly white institutions (PWIs).

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HBCU/MSI Research Summit Fosters Research, Recruitment Collaboration

Insight Into Diversity

Through the November 2023 HBCU/MSI Research Summit — a joint effort between Virginia Tech’s Graduate School and the Pamplin College of Business — the university welcomed 25 visiting faculty and staff from participating institutions. Lab, a group composed of interdisciplinary research faculty and graduate students throughout the U.S.,