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Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. Although Black History Month was federally designated in 1986, similar weekly and monthly celebrations had already existed for more than 50 years. Throughout history, some activists who were for Black liberation found their homes in the academy.”.

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English majors earn similar salary earnings, life quality than other degree holders, report

University Business

English literature and language majors were found to have comparable peak median earnings compared to many other majors, including business management and public policy. for physical science and history majors. The majority of data was pulled from records between 2018 and 2021. for business, engineering and philosophy majors, and 1.9%

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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

His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history, and culture. Outside of academia, Walker was founding president of the Center for Faith, Justice and Reconciliation; senior fellow for Religious Freedom at the Freedom Forum Institute; and member of the U.S. Institute of Peace U.S.

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Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Dies at 67

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rebecca Blank Blank stepped down from the role in 2022 to become the first female president of Northwestern University, was one of the longest-serving chancellors in recent UWM history, having led the school for almost 10 years. Blank Center for Campus History and a professorship in her honor. She held a Ph.D.

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Does research provide insights to many of the global challenges we’re facing? A publisher’s view

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Priya Madina, Director of External Affairs and Policy at Taylor & Francis. In June 2022, HEPI and Taylor & Francis hosted a successful dinner discussion around open access and evidence-based based policymaking which produced a co-authored Policy Note , and webinar.

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Report: Over 500 Years To Black Economic Equality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Omar Ocampo, co-author, and researcher at the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, said he was shocked by the lack of progression on home ownership that the report found. Significant progress has also been made in academia. The majority of African Americans are renters," said Ocampo.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Unquestionably, the past 40 years have brought many steps forward in terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, visibility, and consciousness, but in academia it is still a work in progress.