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Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The April 2021 killing of Daunte Wright and the March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, both at the hands of police officers, have ignited new waves of protests and calls for reform. Finally, we join Black women within academia in their call for structural change, no longer are we asking for reformation; we want a revolution.

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Report: Faculty of Color in Psychology Face Structural Hurdles in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of tenure-track faculty as of fall 2021 were self-identified faculty of color, the majority being assistant professors. According to the report, faculty of color can be subject to several “taxes” in academia. The report provides recommendations to address them. Despite people of color comprising more than 40% of the general U.S.

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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

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The world of higher education was shocked when Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the former president of Stanford University, stepped down after an independent review found his published research fell short of “scientific rigor and process” and was mired with flaws and manipulated data. The post Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril.

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Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education. Instead, we serve learners.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

15, 2021, at age 69. She said this lesson is deliberate and acknowledges academia and graduate school can be “violent, especially for scholars of color, women, and queer folks of color.” Dr. Felecia Commodore is an associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University.

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For the first time, over 25% of the world’s 200 best institutions are led by women

University Business

While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S. However, the number of women U.S.

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Ireland universities in African drive

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In addition, the country’s 18 higher learning institutions are promising a “welcoming and safe” environment besides the fact that Irish universities are ranked among the top 5% globally, in a drive that will see the Education in Ireland embark on a tour of several African cities.