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Little Rock Nine Member Thelma Mothershed Wair, Dies at the Age of 83

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thelma Watershed Wair, who made history as one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957, died over the weekend. The university later inducted her into their Alumni Hall of Fame and awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2016. She was 83. Louis School District #189, until her retirement in 1994. Arkansas Gov.

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Educational Institutions Play Vital Role in Teaching American Public

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bunch III came together to discuss the increasingly vital role public institutions play in teaching American citizens their country’s history, particularly the history of Black people. It’s a history that must be told and folks are doing it—but Dunn does it at a risk to himself and the people he teaches.” in September 2016.

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Tony Li, Tomato Education International

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Introduce yourself in three words or phrases. Advocate of overseas education : For 10 years, I have represented British universities, dedicated to promoting overseas higher education in China and helping thousands of students broaden their horizons through overseas education and achieve their dreams. My team and my clients.

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Martin Luther King Jr.: The Purpose of Education

Academe Blog

POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN I previously posted this in 2016. The following was written by Martin Luther King, Jr. and first published in the February 1947 edition of the Morehouse College Student Newspaper. King was 18 years old. As I engage in the so-called “bull sessions” around and about the school, I too often find…

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Finding love in international education: four stories

The PIE News

In the international education sector, we are constantly meeting people – at conferences, institutions and agencies, and it’s a constant rollercoaster. The PIE chats to four couples who met in the industry – and the rest is history. Love in Providence “We met in Rhode Island in 2016. For some, they’ve even found love.

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Endowed Chairs and the "Dark Matter" of Higher Education

Higher Education Inquirer

More than a century ago, Thorstein Veblen and Upton Sinclair critically exposed the structure and history of US higher education. Yet there is still much that the public doesn't know about the higher education business. The Reemergence of "Fascism(s)" in US Higher Education Others have followed. One Fascism or Two?:

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

Lang wrote many articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education on how to sustain the attention of students for a longer time. We can take a leaf out of the oriental history as an example. The Chronicle of Higher Education , March 7, 2016, [link] Blake, Caitrin. References: Lang, James J.