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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

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Some of his previous roles include dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University; vice dean for interdisciplinary programs and graduate education at Johns Hopkins University; and founding director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins.

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Dr. Paula D. McClain

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Title: Professor of Political Science/Public Policy Duke University Paula D. McClain is professor of political science and professor of public policy and dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education, having moved to Duke from the University of Virginia in 2000. A Howard University Ph.D.,

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

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And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. in African American studies and sociology from EIU; and an Associate of Arts in African American studies from Olive-Harvey Community College. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D. Williams-Goliday holds a Ph.D. They were in this world that was totally different.

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Assignments with Significance

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As soon as the material is assessed, it is no longer significant, and what has been learned quickly drops out of memory (Zull, 2002). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2010; Bransford et al., Significance.

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Athletics and Academics

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In 2002, the Armory Foundation launched Armory College Prep (ACP) to help students training at the Armory Track attain a college degree at no cost to participants. Based in New York City and Detroit, WHGF provides low-cost and free gymnastics classes for girls and boys 18 months and up. There are also reading and nutrition workshops.

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Using Tentacular Pedagogy to change the HE culture

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Creative arts (CA-HE), often deemed less valuable than STEM subjects, are particularly threatened ( Puffett 2022 , Redmond 2020 ), evidenced in the closure of departments, and exacerbating the already tense relationship between the CA-HE and HE ( Elkins 2009 ). Octopuses and Tentacles. Three Hearts and Nine Minds.

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

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The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults. Faculty professional development is any type of continuing education effort for educators. Why are we here?