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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. As I think about the coming months, I’m reminded that history is not a series of isolated events. This election offers an important opportunity to do just that. It’s a vote for equality of opportunity.

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History hiring in the pandemic

Inside Higher Ed

Image: In 2020–21, history faculty job postings hit their lowest point since the American Historical Association started tracking openings in 1975, at just 347 positions total. From June 2020 to the end of May 2021, just 347 positions were listed with the AHA Career Center, a significant decline from the year before.

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Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History

Insight Into Diversity

On May 6, 2024, Dorothy Jean Tillman II walked across the stage at Arizona State University (ASU), making history as the youngest person in the country to earn a doctoral degree. The post Chicago Teen Dorothy Jean Tillman II, DBH, Makes History appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. After a national and international racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd in 2020, politicians have hit back hard. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

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Honouring Black History Month in higher education

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

Although we’re living in a more progressive society, racial discrimination and inequality can be felt by people of colour in the UK to this very day, emphasising the importance of honouring Black History Month. . So, what is Black History Month and why should you care about it? . The importance of Black History Month.

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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College

University Business

Additionally, this donation rivals that of the $120 donated to Spelman, Morehouse, and the United Negro College Fund by the co-founder of Netflix donated in 2020. The post $100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College appeared first on University Business.

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Undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients

Higher Ed Data Stories

It shows the undergraduate college of people who received doctorates in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022. Or, the institution in the Middle Atlantic states sending the most students to a doctorate in History (Columbia.) in Chemistry (Hope College).