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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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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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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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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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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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The 2024 Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

Insight Into Diversity

The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here. Former Native Explorer participant and mentor, Dr. Lana Duke is a Chickasaw citizen and graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2024. The AIHC was launched by Kent Smith in 2017.

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University of Kent to close Brussels campus by 2024

The PIE News

It has been reported that an email communication was sent to staff and students on March 30, stating the intention to wind-down teaching from September 2023 with full closure by May 2024. Teaching will continue as normal until Summer 2024, with all current applicants being contacted personally to explore alternative study options at Kent.