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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The long-standing collaboration between LSAC and AALS and the impressive histories and strengths of both organizations will ensure a smooth transition in July,” she continued. “In Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

history, Tufts University; M.A., Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. Mark enrolled at the New School, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs in 2012. international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fundamentally, the police are responsible for understanding the culture, history, and issues affecting the communities they serve. Some officers believed the police academy fell short by not delivering a community history curriculum related to their eventual field assignments. As noted by Dennis (2020), community colleges in the U.S.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

history, Tufts University; M.A., Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. Mark enrolled at the New School, where he earned a master’s degree in international affairs in 2012. international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Lesson #1: Thinking and learning In groups, have your students reflect upon their academic history and identify how they think and learn. Marge Jackson, EdD, is the associate dean of Student Academic Services and an assistant professor of academic strategies at Hillyer College in the University of Hartford. Harper One.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

The college centers the histories, traditions, cultures, experiences, struggles, and accomplishments of diasporic communities of color, making connections between the local and transnational. The addition of 54 new faculty from underrepresented groups means the university has its most diverse group of faculty in its 200-year history.