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Dr. Ruth J. Simmons Takes Readers ‘Up Home’ in New Memoir

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Simmons busily prepared to deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. It’s an inspirational message from an inspirational woman who will go down in history as one of the most transformative leaders in higher education. Dr. Ruth J.

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A pathway to graduate school for Latinx students

Inside Higher Ed

A new book, The Latinx Guide to Graduate School ( Duke University Press ), by Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Magdalena L. Our scholarship is strong when it is motivated by the real issues that our communities are struggling with and graduate studies can help prepare us to make meaningful contributions to this work.

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Gallup poll shows discrepancy between higher ed and the public’s view on affirmative action

University Business

Their previous polling showed that Americans are highly supportive of merit-based scholarships and less interested in those that take into account students’ racial or ethnic backgrounds. “The ruling, which the public views favorably and aligns with prior views on using race as a factor in college admissions, is now settled law.

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How to Make Teaching More Inclusive, Interactive, Equitable, and Participatory

Inside Higher Ed

This faculty-centric approach persists even though a growing body of scholarship indicates that active learning improves student performance across virtually every dimension, from scores on standardized tests to knowledge retention and the ability to apply skills and content in new situations. Supplement grading with formative feedback.

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Collegiate recovery programs gain traction on campus

Inside Higher Ed

Image: As an undergraduate at Christopher Newport University in Virginia almost two decades ago, Kristina Canfield felt helpless. Worst of all, Canfield said, was that the university wasn’t equipped to help her navigate those obstacles. But Canfield said she knew students in recovery needed—and deserved—more.