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Leading Ethnographer and Religious Scholar Appointed Dean of Harvard Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Marla Frederick She is currently the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Religion and Culture at Emory University. “I She has also authored or co-authored four books, such as C olored Television: American Religion Gone Global and Between Sundays: Black Women and Everyday Struggles of Faith.

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Diversity, TNE and research investment at heart of new Scottish strategy

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It gives us a platform, working together with government and other partners, to further develop these positive links to strengthen the sector’s contribution to the economy, society and culture,” said Andrea Nolan, vice-chancellor of Edinburgh Napier and Universities Scotland International committee convenor. “It

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High-achieving Indian alumni honoured in UK

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Also speaking this week was Labour’s shadow minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Catherine West, who urged more youth from India and the UK to engage in international exchange of education and culture. She has championed landmark judgements benefitting the underprivileged and disabled.

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NAACP Calls for Black Student Athletes to Avoid Florida Colleges

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It’s about the protection of our community, the progression of our culture, and most all, it’s about your education, and your future.” This is not about politics,” the letter reads. The NAACP’s letter comes just days after NFL Hall of Famer and UF alumni Emmitt Smith released a statement condemning the university’s firing of DEI employees.

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Context, Cultural Insight Bring Diversity to the Dramatic Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cultural representation, film, television and theater were filled with stereotypes, and characters were often played by white actors in yellowface. Lee found the harsh comments about the show lacking in context and cultural insight. should be, Lee notes.

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Identifying Gladiator Institutions: Welcoming Institutions for Athletes of Color Only

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now that college football season is in full swing again, millions of fans will be planted in front of their televisions cheering on their favorite teams.

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Ten campus living-learning communities to model

Inside Higher Ed

munk-skukum means “to strengthen” in the local tribal language, chinuk wawa, and as such, living in the community connects students to their own Indigenous identities as well as the local history and culture of Oregon’s Indigenous people.

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