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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As Black male scholars deeply invested in education reform, we believe it is essential to reshape the narrative surrounding Black males, especially in academia. Despite their aspirations and drive to excel, Black males in academia frequently navigate hostile environments that question their qualifications and intellect (Smith et al.,

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

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The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. He has served at Nichols since 2006, mainly in positions that revolved around fundraising and advancement.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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Another approach is contextualizing, conceptualizing, and problem-centering: By drawing upon different disciplines and real-world problems, teachers can provide students with a broader context and encourage them to explore practical solutions (Nikitina, 2006). Educational Researcher , 41 (9), 352-362. Newell, W. H., & Green, W.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Another approach is contextualizing, conceptualizing, and problem-centering: By drawing upon different disciplines and real-world problems, teachers can provide students with a broader context and encourage them to explore practical solutions (Nikitina, 2006). Educational Researcher , 41 (9), 352-362. Newell, W. H., & Green, W.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution. Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. Moreno at al.

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The interplay of occupational subcultures and HE curricula changes how and what student professionals learn

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Hunt & Sampson (2006) and Van-Maanen (2011) advise using reflexivity to examine the self and voice to help harness and understand the responsibility of the researcher within the research. 2006) Writing self & reflexivity. He has a professional doctorate in Education (EdD) and is a Fellow of the College of Paramedics.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

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Drawing on over two decades in academia, Michele Poulos specializes in general psychology, social psychology, and human growth and development. I encourage you to let your students be creative, and I think you’ll see the whole learning process change—hopefully you’ll learn something along the way too. Clover, D. Edwards, M.,