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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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Report: Faculty of Color in Psychology Face Structural Hurdles in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This comes alongside cultural and social isolation and tokenism that these professors may feel as a result of being the only one of their racial-ethnic background in their department, the report stated. According to the report, faculty of color can be subject to several “taxes” in academia.

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Pivotal Moments in Higher Education DEI

Insight Into Diversity

As we share a bit of our publication’s history in this special anniversary section, we also trace the trajectory of DEI in higher education over the past five decades — a period of profound transformation. at the time, created the first-of-its-kind Department of Gay and Lesbian Studies (now the LGBT Studies Department).

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Israel: BGU launches new aid scholarships

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Israeli institution Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has launched a new aid scholarships program for new immigrants following the war in Ukraine. It is headed by Louisa Meshi of the Department of Materials Engineering at BGU, who herself immigrated from Ukraine in 1990.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. Derrick Albert Bell Jr. Similarly, 49.2%

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. She oversaw 15 departments and was responsible for the academic success of John Jay’s 13,000 undergraduates. Those New York residents who make it receive full-tuition scholarships or tuition waivers (for individuals from out of state).

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. Derrick Albert Bell Jr. Similarly, 49.2%

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