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ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. Lauren Harris, an associate professor of history education, and Dr. Leanna Archambault, professor of learning design and technology. Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 million from the U.S.

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University of Phoenix and the Ash Heap of Higher Ed History

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The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Once hailed as the leader in affordable adult education for workers entering middle management, it is a shell of its former self--in an economy less certain for consumers. Consumers Empowered.

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

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Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history.

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Florida v. Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control: Changing Higher Education Podcast 162 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Goldstein

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Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton The recently filed Florida v. Department of Education lawsuit over accreditation and control could change the face of higher education across the US. 4 July · Episode 162 Florida v. The case, Florida v.

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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times

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Brandi Waters, senior program manager of AP African American Studies at the College Board, and Dr. Ericka Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. It begs the question, as we sit in this moment of time, what can be birthed out of this season of American history?” According to the U.S.

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College Board to Release Updated African American Studies AP Course Plans

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College Board will release an updated version of its African American studies Advanced Placement course Feb. Ron DeSantis College Board did not attribute the revisions to Florida’s rejection. Florida’s Department of Education has argued that the curriculum was contrary to Florida law and lacked educational value.

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

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education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S. There are 37 TCUs within the U.S.