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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

billion research enterprise; created a Campus Safety Commission; and appointed a special commission to look at the UNC’s history with race. In 2013, Time magazine named him one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America” in 2013.

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More than a Century of Black Girl Magic

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When Cashawn Thompson coined the hashtag #BlackGirlMagic in 2013, she lovingly acknowledged the beauty, labor, daring, and complexity of Black girls and women. To thine own powers appeal,” the NTS operated from 1909-1961 and complemented its vocational curriculum with mandatory courses in Black history and the liberal arts.

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A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

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The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. The dean had an envelope in his hand and gave it to me. “On Feb. “On Feb. “They asked to speak with me privately.

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Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

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Jeff Witmer, professor of math, said that what the board appears to want “will change the ethos of Oberlin—a place where historically the faculty have made progressive decisions and where the dean has been viewed as first among equals. Yet the faculty didn’t lead Oberlin’s response to the incident.

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A Brief History of American Higher Education - Part Three

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A Brief History of American Higher Education Part Three — The Democratization of Institutions and Ideas AAUP At the end of the 19 th and beginning of the 20 th century, there were numerous threats to academic freedom including a handful of celebrated cases. · The ninth reauthorization has been due since 2013.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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Dr. Doris Espiritu EPW was created by Dr. Doris Espiritu, Senior Advisor to the Provost, dean of the Center of Excellence for Engineering & Computer Science, City Colleges of Chicago. program or other [kinds] of doctoral studies,” says Dr. Sharon Barrios, program director and Cal State Chico’s dean of graduate studies.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

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Johnson, dean of Perimeter College at Georgia State University, emphasizes, “Mental health and student well-being impact the success of students in and out of the classroom. As we move forward, let us draw inspiration from the resilience and adaptability demonstrated throughout our shared history. Arizona State University.