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Understanding Academic Exile After the 2024 Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For many of us whose work or lived experiences connect race, gender, history, or sexuality, within education, exile is less about leaving and more about staying in a space where we know we’re not fully welcome. I’d argue that exile, in this sense, can bring out our best work, and history backs this up.

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Black History Month 2024: African Americans and the Arts 

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 4 minutes The national theme for Black History Month 2024 is “ African Americans and the Arts.” Black History Month 2024 is a time to recognize and highlight the achievements of Black artists and creators, and the role they played in U.S. history and in shaping our country today.

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Marcus Freeman, Rudy Hubbard, and Black Labor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Day, but also that the national theme for this years Black History Month is African Americans and Labor. In 2012 there were 45 Black head coaches across 248 Division 1 football teams, and for 2024 there were 42 Black head coaches for 258 teams. Where Black coaching talent is lost is the transition from assistant to coordinator.

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2024-2025 CGDSD Award Recipients Announced

ACPA

2024-2025 CGDSD Award Recipients Congratulations to all 2024-2025 CGDSD Award Recipients! The nominee has to demonstrate a history of involvement and leadership, over several years, to the international Student Affairs community.

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More U.K. University History Departments Cutting Jobs and Courses

Inside Higher Ed

University History Departments Cutting Jobs and Courses sara.custer@in… Fri, 11/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds ax is falling most heavily on newer institutions. Byline(s) Patrick Jack for Times Higher Education

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The Commencement Story and the Rhymes of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recently, storyteller and documentary historian Ken Burns realized these assignments and more at his address to 2024 graduates at Brandeis University. In this moment and with this history of commencement addresses in tow, Ken Burns’ words at Brandeis make a potent intervention. Dr. James B. since the early 19th Century.

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Higher Ed 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Predictions: A Year of Change and Challenges

The Change Leader, Inc.

The higher education landscape in 2024 has been marked by significant upheaval and transformation some might say that it has been the most turbulent year in its history.

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