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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

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Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. at an American university.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Several Black academicians can be noted as a respected authority in their discipline advancing the field through research and scholarship. at an American university.

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College Affordability Still Out of Reach for Students with Lowest Incomes, Students of Color

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Department of Education’s 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) underscores a disconcerting reality: most students face a gap between what their families can afford and what they must pay to attend college.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Matthews in starting what was initially a monthly newsletter on Black Issues In Higher Education , we now know the power of pathways in helping Black boys like me go from being a nerdy high school student in Richmond, Virginia, to a tenured professor at a flagship state university where the governor once stood in the Schoolhouse Door.

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Five Things You Should Know About Connecting Democracy and the Curriculum

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For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. Students enrolled in statistics courses for education majors can learn to analyze data to support their applications for federal grant funding.

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

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Responsible Decision-Making Discuss current pedagogies, issues, and histories in mathematics education. She holds a PhD in curriculum and pedagogy and has extensive experience teaching in postsecondary and K–12 settings. Gurpreet’s scholarship centers on improving access to mathematics for students and teachers alike.