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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. student within the Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies program at Howard University. 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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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It's been something that has sustained me in academia, the service work that I do,” said Dr. Melva Treviño Peña, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island. “To The webinar allowed Diverse to inquire further about the scholars’ ongoing research and their views on a number of topics relevant to the current education landscape.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gaston Gayles directly addressed the toxicity of the constantly productive, highly competitive environment in academia. Higher education centers production over humanity, often based on production instead of improving people’s lives.”

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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. 19, 2023 edition will profile 15 “40 and Under” scholars throughout the country who are making their mark in the academy through teaching, research, and service.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

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Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. The interwoven relationship between workforce readiness, business and industrial development, and academia has existed since the beginning of public education in the United States (McNamara, 2009).

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. The interwoven relationship between workforce readiness, business and industrial development, and academia has existed since the beginning of public education in the United States (McNamara, 2009).