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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

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But many educators at the annual meeting expressed worries about the political climate that has made it more difficult to encourage college students to consider entering the teaching profession. It’s a red-blue divide,” said Dr. Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center.

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Lifting As They Climb

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He also was the founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, which is now the Banks Center for Educational Justice. “I I worked hard to transform the organization because it was pretty lily white,” he says. She will lead the organization in 2024-2025. Dr. Joyce E.

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The Resilient Voice of Justice: The Role of the Black Church in Response to the Affirmative Action Ruling

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Through sermons, community forums, and educational programs, it emphasizes the importance of leveling the playing field for all, ensuring that opportunities are not denied because of one's racial background. The Black Church has a rich history of community mobilization. Dr. Antonio L.

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Experts Discuss Equity Practices in Higher Ed Recruitment and Admissions

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Supreme Court’s decision to strike affirmative action, there are still ways to get diverse student populations into higher ed, experts and scholars said at a webinar hosted this week by California student success organization The Campaign for College Opportunity.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

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It is also unprecedented to have an educational policy expert leading as a provost at a major research institution that boasts a student population of about 24,000. “We Hillman Social and Racial Justice award.

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A Race Scholar

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At AERA, Howard found individuals who were interested in talking about race and education. Active within the organization, he was encouraged to run for the AERA Council. That was where I got a behind the scenes view of how the organization operated,” he says. He was elected and served a three-year term. The two go hand in hand.”

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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

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In short, the syllabus helps to create a structured and organized learning environment, facilitating effective communication and expectations between instructors and students. Within the educational context, this means confronting and challenging the colonizing practices that have influenced education in the past and are still present today.