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

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. In New York City?

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Leader of Learning Podcast episode 137: How to Ensure Educational Success with Dr. Sam Nix

Leader of Learning

During his tenure as a teacher, he led both his school and district in U.S. History State Accountability Scores. Dr. Nix has served as an Assistant Principal and Principal of both middle and high schools. June James NAACP Education Award in 2016 and the Leadership Legacy Award from the Future Schools Network in 2019.

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Creating the Learner and Learning-Centered University

Inside Higher Ed

Also, many received an uneven high school education and therefore require Academics 101 training and learning supports. In addition, many need help with basic needs for food, housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation and handling the unpredictable disruptions that all too frequently interrupt their education.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The current context of education is riddled with anti-Blackness that continues to find systemic ways to harm Black children and adolescents, ranging from the persistent surveillance and pushout from educational opportunities to anti-CRT legislation that prevents all students — not just Black youth — from learning about Black history and culture.

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