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Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. Although Black History Month was federally designated in 1986, similar weekly and monthly celebrations had already existed for more than 50 years. Throughout history, some activists who were for Black liberation found their homes in the academy.”.

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Sharpton Organize March to Protest DeSantis' Crusade to "Whitewash Black History"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ron DeSantis’ attempts to "bring the state back to the pre-Civil Rights era by banning Black history from the classroom." Sharpton, president of the National Action Network and the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, took aim at DeSantis and the College Board that administer the exam. Intersectionality is a uniting framework.

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Teacher-Run Organization Seeks to Educate Students on Historical Resistance Efforts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts. The Rochester region is consistently one of the U.S.’s

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.

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Closed labs, cancelled classes: inside the largest strike to hit US higher education

The Guardian - Higher Education

The strike is groundbreaking – the largest in the history of US higher education and part of a wave of organizing at college campuses across the country. Graduate students have walked off the job, professors have cancelled class, and even construction staff have put down their tools in solidarity.

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How To Design and Implement an Effective Student Ambassador Program in Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 10 minutes In the dynamic landscape of higher education, institutions constantly seek innovative strategies to enhance their brand visibility, improve student engagement, and foster a sense of community. One potent yet underutilized strategy is the implementation of a Student Ambassador Program. To what end?

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Oden Assumes Historic Appointment at Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Racquel Oden is the first woman in Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 37-year history to assume the role of Board Chair, announced the organization, which was founded in 1987 by Dr. N. Joyce Payne as a bastion of support for Black students seeking higher education. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc.

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