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It is not too late to shift gears to a more visionary International Education Strategy for Canada 

The PIE News

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is currently leading the development of Canada’s third International Education Strategy (IES) to follow the current strategy that expires on March 31 next year. GAC’s task is further complicated as the responsibility of education policy lies exclusively with the provinces.

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Looking Back to See Forward - Dr. Nic John Ramos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of History, Drexel University, Jointly Appointed, History and Africana Studies, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 42 Education: B.A., My father was recruited into the Navy when other Filipino men like him could not take certain jobs in the military,” says Ramos. “My

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Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our admission decision is based upon diverse facets of the individual’s history, talent, potential to contribute to the university and get the most out of a Wesleyan education. Wesleyan plans to encourage geographic diversity by recruiting students from across the U.S.;

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. Establishing an endowed chair position also serves as a valuable recruiting tool for faculty members, she added.

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The University of Arkansas appoints its first Black chancellor

University Business

On Wednesday, Charles Robinson was named chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, making history for the flagship campus for appointing its first Black leader. Charles Robinson has been named the seventh Chancellor of the University of Arkansas by the UA System Board of Trustees #WPS pic.twitter.com/L2RakBlzfm.

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Dartmouth Launches New Research Institute Focused On Black Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It's actually designed to educate and include the voice, [the] incredibly important voice, of the Black community. Delalue said it is essential to educate the whole community on the history and accomplishments of Black people, and help create an environment where Black culture and scholarship on the Black diaspora thrives.

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Are We There Yet? Revising and Questioning Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hughes Because I claim antiracism scholarship and practice antiracism in every space where I am present, I am often questioned and challenged. When we drill down to who is employed, recruited, and hired by an organization, the illogical doesn’t make sense. Look at housing and educational patterns. Dr. Robin L.