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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, black-owned book publishing has existed in the United States, the books released by these publishing enterprises have vindicated blacks, documented black culture and history, and addressed the special concerns of black people in ways which white book publishers have not. Cornish and John B.

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Center for Politics and Race Honors Late New Jersey Lt. Governor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Oliver Center for Politics and Race in America with Dr. Jacqueline Mattis, the university’s dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. In 2010, the Newark native became the first African American woman to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and only the second in our nation's history to lead a state legislative house.

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How to Ask Your Employer to Pay for Your Degree

Coursera blog

Investing in employee education can have a positive impact on the company’s bottom line. Education can be a way for a company to address critical skills shortages and reduce high turnover costs, which can be as much as twice an employee’s salary. Pick a relevant program and prepare a cost breakdown. Sell yourself.

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Futuristic Scholar Looks to Change the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.A., Title: Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; Futurist, Latinx Pacific Archive; Co-Director, Situated Critical Race and Media (SCRAM). public & private sector organizations, Brown University; M.A., Stay steadfast in your dedication to justice.”

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

HEPI

The UN’s Higher Education Sustainability Initiative sees a clear link between research and scholarship and building a workforce for the future. Its Education for Green Jobs initiative brings together researchers, industry and educators to outline workforce needs and support curricula to build the workforce needed for the future.

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Context, Cultural Insight Bring Diversity to the Dramatic Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Through research and writing about theater, Dr. Esther Kim Lee uncovers largely untold stories of Asian American history. “In My class dealing with history, it’s much more real,” she continued. What can the arts do to heal and help us see a better future?” in theater history from The Ohio State University.

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The Transformative Potential of Museum-University Partnerships

Inside Higher Ed

Still, out of the many unforgettable characters I’ve had the enormous privilege of interacting with, one who stands out was the late Peter Marzio, who directed the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for nearly thirty years. Unlike many museum directors, he wasn’t an art historian. He was a history Ph.D.