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Rural academics are forced to code-switch (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” The student—a young Black man—tilted his head in confusion. Section: Diversity Image Source: Carol M. Highsmith’s “America,” Library of Congress/public domain via Raw Pixel Multiple Authors: Samantha Nousak Sarah D.C. “Why?” ” “It’s not ‘proper’ English.

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Solidarity with the Suffering

Inside Higher Ed

Take one heartbreaking example: A young girl, named Ashley , who can’t “talk, walk, crawl, control her hands or legs, or use language whatsoever” who spends “her day slumped in her wheelchair, occasionally being fed, frequently screaming. Human life is suffused with pointless, undeserved suffering.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They believed that Willowbrook would provide young Tyrone an opportunity to excel as he readied himself for high school and beyond. “I Lewis, the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education and the executive director of The Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. “He

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S.

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