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A People's History of Higher Education in the US?

Higher Education Inquirer

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. Some of it has been documented. No one has documented the full-length of the terrain. To make history, it's helpful to know history. In many cases it has been horrifying.

History 105
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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, black-owned book publishing has existed in the United States, the books released by these publishing enterprises have vindicated blacks, documented black culture and history, and addressed the special concerns of black people in ways which white book publishers have not.

History 119
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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. and worldwide, have a complicated relationship with institutions of education.

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Visual Documentation of the College Meltdown Needed

Higher Education Inquirer

The Higher Education Inquirer is looking for images to document the College Meltdown which began in 2010. The US Department of Higher Education posts hundreds of campus closings each year. Images of these closed schools can be used to document an important part of US higher education history.

College 52
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Viewing U.S. History Through a Different Lens

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma An unconscious ethnocentrism pervades the teaching of American history. When we teach history, we need to take perspectives and experiences that have been marginalized for far too long and bring them to center stage. In 1994, when the U.S.

History 100
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Tracking the Draft: An Academic Integrity Policy for Cheating with AI 

Faculty Focus

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). At the heart of composition faculty in particular, but of the entire higher education community as well, are those of us looking for solutions for students using AI to write papers.

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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. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s