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Human Rights Campaign Launches HBCU LGBT Inclusion Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In an effort to cultivate more inclusive campuses for LGBTQ students, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation has collaborated with colleges and universities nationwide to develop its Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program and its PrEP Ambassador Program. According to the CDC, 38% of the U.S.

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Guide, Don’t Hide: Maximizing Course Assignments with ChatGPT Integration

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And while it is just the latest in a seven decades-old history of AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that can generate content like text, images, music, etc., For me, ChatGPT is just another in a long line of technology-assisted tools that I accept may become a routine part of my professional/personal life.

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Voting Rights Take Center State at Brookings Institution Black History Month Panel Discussion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Experts discussed issues, opportunities, and advice for Black Americans during this year’s Brookings Institution annual Black History Month program. Austin-Hillery advocated for more community involvement in determining policing. "We The event, “Transcending and Thriving: Civil Rights in Black America,” took place virtually Feb.

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Cultural soft power ‘critical’ to building bridges

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The panellists each advocated for an emphasis on the study of the humanities in an increasingly digitised and globalised world; one in which STEM concentrations are often more highly valued. Humanities is all about understanding human society, the human spirit, [and] form,” UoB pro-vice-chancellor Andrew Stockley said.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC.

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A call for boards to divest from Uyghur genocide (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Dear university governing board members, American institutions of higher learning are the envy of the world and have always stood for academic freedom and been invaluable advocates for human rights. ” Many Chinese tech companies are involved with the surveillance state and military-civil fusion. Since that time, the U.S.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. He had a big influence on me because he had an interest in things scientific and technological,” Jackson said. “I