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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, when it came time for him to pick an academic pursuit, the study of Latinos and sports history naturally came to mind. I just wanted to understand what [the history was] behind this,” says Burgos. “I Latino, African American, and sports history. He is a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History

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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Kenyon Provost Dr. Jeff Bowman will lead the college until the search for a new president is complete. Dr. Sean M.

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U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action

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ACPA College Student Educators International vehemently opposes the U.S. President and Fellows of Harvard College , and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc., We remain concerned about college access as highlighted in our position statement on Affordability and Accessibility. University of North Carolina. As seen in U.S.

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AAUP Launches Investigation of Hamline

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It quoted from a 2007 AAUP report on freedom in the classroom, stating that “ideas that are germane to a subject under discussion in a classroom cannot be censored because a student with particular religious or political beliefs might be offended.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. 16, 2003) 5.

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Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion

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The rest is history. Gonzales’ passion for education has culminated in a swift rise to being named chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) last September. The district comprises 10 independently accredited colleges in Arizona serving over 94,000 students. A passion for education Dr. Steven R.

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Credential Inflation Makes College Degree Not Worth The Cost (Randall Collins)

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Belief in the value of college education was sacrosanct throughout most of the 20th century. For several generations, almost a taboo topic--but once out in the open, an increasing percentage of the US population has concluded a college degree is not worth it. Every level of education—high school, junior college, 4-year college, M.B.A.

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