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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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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. Garber, provost at Harvard.

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Schools of Music Move Toward More Inclusive Studies

Insight Into Diversity

Two prominent efforts to diversify music in academia are the new University of Arkansas’ (UA) Arkansas Center for Black Music and the creation of the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music at the University of Rochester’s (UR) Eastman School of Music (Eastman). This article was published in our June 2023 issue.

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Sustainability school faces backlash over fossil fuel funds

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In May, Stanford University announced it would open a new school funded by a gift of $1.1 The gift was designated to establish a school of sustainability and climate studies, illustrating the growing concern about climate change among elite institutions and donors alike. But Oreskes refused the offer.

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

Nurses work in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, physician offices, residences, and businesses — anywhere health care services are provided. Nursing schools are making sure their students are prepared to engage in those areas. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. University of Maryland School of Nursing.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. The private nursing school will officially welcome its fifth president on May 6, according to school communications.