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Black Alumni Share Life Lessons in Drexel University ‘Legacy’ Book

Insight Into Diversity

Personal stories shared by more than 50 Black alumni of Drexel University are featured in the book “A Legacy to Share: Navigating Life’s Challenges and Celebrating Our Greatest Achievements.” He co-edited the book. Her chapter in the legacy book is titled “Dream Big.” dubaclegacy. . ● dubaclegacy.

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Lessons in Public Scholarship

Inside Higher Ed

When my co-editor, Ian Bogost, and I launched our book and essay series “Object Lessons” 10 years ago, we just wanted to make some pretty short books and accessible, engaging essays about deceptively simple topics: basic things instead of big ideas.

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

Would it be judged on scholarship, influence, or some other elements? In contrast, OpenAI and its partner Microsoft are striving to transform AI into a viable business, while Google seems to be treating this more like one of its “fun side project[s]” – like Google Books and Ngrams.

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New Book Focuses on Anti-Asian Racism, Stereotypes, and Catholic Teachings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I would just stand there for hours, reading one book after another in Asian American studies. For the first time, I read somebody talking about me, and most of the books do not talk about me. Cheah proceeded to make Asian American studies part of his career, primarily focusing his scholarship on race and religion.

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Author discusses her new book on grant-writing

Inside Higher Ed

She responded to questions about the book via email. In my book, I use ikigai as a framework for generating grant ideas. That’s why I focus in the book on how to discern these values. Program officers manage scholarships for a funder. She also includes a submission checklist and a glossary of terms.

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Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship

Educause

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) established the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship in 2021 to improve support and access to and sustainability of digital resources and humanities projects related to social and racial justice.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One is the anti-DEI push being made on the field, including book bans at the K-12 level and the targeting of student resources in higher education. In the current day, threats to the field of education are not few and far between. And of these threats, two stand out as the biggest, López says.