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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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LGBTQ+ attacks mount as students, allies rally to defend rights

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While the poll does not attribute any specific reason to these higher negative emotions, the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics found that sexual orientation was the second-most motivating bias for hate crimes at postsecondary institutions, behind only race. That same month, Florida Gov.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Dr. Linda Darling- Hammond The leadership of the national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education and currently boasts a membership of about 25,000 scholars — remained exclusively white until the 1990s. Dr. Carol D.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. This marks an increase of more than 15,000 Asian people in the county since 2010. That encompasses a whole other set of diverse ethnicities, covering Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, [and] Buddhist folks.”

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The Next Iterations of Disruptive Innovation

Inside Higher Ed

I’m talking about a new forms of educational disruption that have their gun sights set on those non-traditional students who are looking for “ a path to a career rather than a four-year pit stop. ” Which educational providers are sanctioned for poor outcomes and low-quality programming? Blog: Higher Ed Gamma.

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UK Doctoral Program Presents Inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion Award

Insight Into Diversity

Chaka Cummings The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Education’s PhD in studies in higher education with a specialization in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has presented its inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Champion Award to Chaka Cummings. Improving education, specifically for marginalized students, is his passion.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. This marks an increase of more than 15,000 Asian people in the county since 2010. That encompasses a whole other set of diverse ethnicities, covering Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, [and] Buddhist folks.”