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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. It is imperative to view Black males as capable achievers whose success is indispensable to a healthy and diverse educational landscape (Goings et al.,

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

University Business

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. The new president isn’t a newcomer.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Teaching interdisciplinary research practices has gained attention in higher education, shifting from primarily focusing on modeling interdisciplinary research to explicitly addressing how and why interdisciplinary research should be performed (Szostak, 2007). The Review of Higher Education , 34(1), 61-84. Caspersen, J.,

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Teaching interdisciplinary research practices has gained attention in higher education, shifting from primarily focusing on modeling interdisciplinary research to explicitly addressing how and why interdisciplinary research should be performed (Szostak, 2007). The Review of Higher Education , 34(1), 61-84. Caspersen, J.,

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

We’ve done the same thing in the context of higher education. Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself.

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Fun and games – nurturing students’ ‘being’

SRHE

The gap between higher education and the workplace will only widen should we overlook our role as educators in developing these personal skills in students. Passive teaching methods, such as rote-memorisation and large-format lectures still dominate academia, despite research calling for more appropriate ways of instruction.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Brown, Excelencia in Education has the stated mission to accelerate Latino student success in higher education. WSU’s CAMP was founded in 2006. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and Sarita E.

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