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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Evolution Liam Dacey, a 2004 graduate of University of Notre Dame (UND), one of the nation’s preeminent Catholic institutions, took steps to transfer after coming out his sophomore year, but changed his mind and instead became an advocate for LGBTQ visibility and acceptance on campus. These are the real impacts.” of non-LGBTQ people.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A debate over how to achieve pay parity between two groups of faculty members has left lingering tensions among professors in the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona. Adjuncts who work as service faculty currently make $53 per hour, and those who only teach earn $32 per hour.

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Belmont plans to hire Jewish faculty for the first time

Inside Higher Ed

plans to break a long-standing tradition of only hiring Christian instructors by opening some faculty positions to Jewish candidates. University leaders recently announced they’re specifically recruiting Jewish faculty members to teach in three of its graduate programs, hopefully as early as this spring.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He says he also looks forward to collaborating with faculty on campus to pursue and publish research on issues related to student-athletes of color. There are a number of us who are advocates for those young people and are doing what we can at our respective institutions to pour into them,” she says. was key,” says Carter-Francique.

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Grant Bolsters University’s Support for STEM Students with Disabilities

Insight Into Diversity

Program participants advocate for and improve the representation of STEM students with disabilities on UNR’s campus. One project involves the use of Photovoice, an ethnographic research tool in which participants take photographs depicting significant challenges in their lives. Disability should be seen as an aspect of human diversity.

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

While nurses routinely advocate for their patients, political and legislative advocacy is just as important, according to the American Nurses Association (ANA). The first cohort of 10 students will work with a faculty mentor to influence issues in which they have an interest. Nationwide, there are nearly 4.2 Sarah Szanton.

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Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure

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They may have set goals such as getting a high grade in a course, graduating with honors, landing a specific internship, or getting accepted into a graduate program. Self-compassion involves treating oneself with kindness and understanding, while acceptance involves acknowledging and accepting the reality of the situation.