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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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CCP Board Ousts Generals Without Explanation After Decade of Growth

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His tenure at CCP, which began in 2014, has been marked by several accomplishments, including the launch of programs for returning citizens, housing solutions for students, dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, and vocational training initiatives.

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Howard University Rescinds Sean "Diddy" Combs Honorary Doctorate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard University said that it has rescinded the 2014 honorary degree given to rapper and hip-hop mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs. The university made the announcement on June 7, several weeks after Combs was seen on a 2016 hotel video assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura. "The

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Career Talk: The Heart of Teaching

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Lacking financial means, I became a work-study student and received scholarships and loans to pay my tuition. She was selected as a distinguished alumni of Abilene Christian University in 2021 and of Longview High School in 2018. is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

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Drawing on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), it argues that AI can enhance accessibility and efficiency while preserving the human essence of education. Rossum’s Universal Robots) , where artificial beings, created to serve, ultimately undo their creators (apek, 1920/2004). Rossums Universal Robots) (C.