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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. This article was published in our January/February 2024 issue.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zora Neale Hurston In 2020, large-scale protests were being organized across the country in response to the unjust murders of Breonna Taylor. Finally, we join Black women within academia in their call for structural change, no longer are we asking for reformation; we want a revolution. Brandy Jones is a Ph.D.

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Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. These organizations provide membership and community for qualitative and quantitative researchers, and WIM focuses on improving gender and racial equity within the field.

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Tap into the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

Social Engagement Opportunities Imagine the potential of organizing activities that bring together alumni and current students. Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds Similarly, alumni bridge the gap between academia and the professional world. Download our ebook, The Six Benefits of Centralized Applications , today.

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Untapped the Power of Alumni to Build Your Enrollment Pipeline

Liaison International

Social Engagement Opportunities Imagine the potential of organizing activities that bring together alumni and current students. Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds Similarly, alumni bridge the gap between academia and the professional world. Download our ebook, The Six Benefits of Centralized Applications , today.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Is Obviously a Thinly Veiled Exploration of Academic Politics

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation The best recent show about academia over the past few years is not The Chair , although it was pretty good. From the outside, a university appears to be a coherent organization, much like the image House Targaryen presents to the people of Westeros.

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Iran forces dissenters out of universities

Inside Higher Ed

Reports of scholars being retired early or dismissed indicate that the Iranian government has ordered a cleansing of academia in the wake of protests that have gripped the country since September. based nonprofit organization. Boroujerdi said the appointment was another “signal that the regime is doubling down.