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Black History Month 2024: African Americans and the Arts 

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 4 minutes The national theme for Black History Month 2024 is “ African Americans and the Arts.” Black History Month 2024 is a time to recognize and highlight the achievements of Black artists and creators, and the role they played in U.S. history and in shaping our country today. ” – Carter G.

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.

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Sometimes History is Just History Important to All of Us

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But I want to talk about the war in the context of the final days of Black History Month, and the one historical story I love because it shows Black history is American history is Asian American history. It’s a history lesson and a humanity lesson, that’s always worth repeating. Philippine War.

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How To Design and Implement an Effective Student Ambassador Program in Higher Education

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Reading Time: 10 minutes In the dynamic landscape of higher education, institutions constantly seek innovative strategies to enhance their brand visibility, improve student engagement, and foster a sense of community. Let’s explore your role as a school and those who participate in your student ambassador program, respectively.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The institution has a storied history.

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Georgetown and Howard Universities Awarded $3 Million for Medical Humanities Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Georgetown University and Howard University have been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund the establishment of a center for medical humanities. year grant from the Mellon Foundation will go towards the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice, which aims to reduce health disparities in D.C.

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Humanities majors should pay lower tuition (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

That the humanities are in crisis will surprise exactly no one. Since the Great Recession of 2008, but especially after 2012, the share of majors in the humanities has continued to decrease precipitously among American college-goers. Source: CUPA-HR 2021-22 Survey of Faculty in Higher Education. Allow me to explain.