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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

Deans for Impact

At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. Read on for more of our 2022 impact. 20 fellows. 15+ states represented. 20 fellows.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The direct impact of the SCOTUS ruling — how many fewer individuals of color have been admitted to medical programs this fall — is still unknown. Applicants can talk about race when they relate it to becoming a better person with more maturity and life experience.” But there are predictors. Nine states in the U.S.

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Brown Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Celebrates 10 Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Brown University released its landmark 2006 report documenting the institution’s historical involvement in slavery, many of its recommendations were one-time fixes: revising the university’s official history, creating memorials, and the like. For Dr. Ruth J. Dr. Ruth J. Simmons is former president of Brown University. “If

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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rhodes is a national liberal arts college where inclusive excellence and building a culture of belonging are central to our mission. Rhodes College The three-year grant will provide funding for the research and documentation of Memphians stories who are often absent from the narratives about the city.

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Change is an opportunity. Amid deepening pressures, universities must seize it

University Business

Amid declining enrollment, diminished public confidence and generational shifts in the workforce, change may be our only constant and the only universal necessity in the 21st century. It’s essential to position academic reviews in the context of their long history and widespread use. of our student body.

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Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong.