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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. Such insights underscore the imperative to prioritize holistic support structures within academia to foster student well-being and academic success.

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even within the supposedly safe confines of academia, we are not immune to these oppressive practices. In the realm of higher education, the system's implicit message is clear: conform to the oppressive culture and align with the ideals of the white majority. Nelson Pham is a currently a Ph.D.

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An Equity Avenger Continues to Advocate for Social Justice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When it comes to equity in higher education, Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson has been a leader. Her work around students’ basic needs, supporting undocumented and mixed-status students, and achieving social justice through focused racial equity efforts has made her a rising star in community college leadership.

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Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. In the 1960s, many higher education institutions, especially historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), began recognizing Black History Month with campus observances. This article was published in our January/February 2023 issue.

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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walker-Griffea’s career in academia began at age 21. Also of particular importance toheris helping cultivate a community’s economic stability through education. People have chosen to attend Mott, because they believe that they can succeed, because we have care and concern for everybody.”

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia. 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.”

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Towards that end, as I have also advocated , the value of having an ORCID page cannot be emphasised enough. Obtaining funding certainly is a major distraction in some corners of academia. However, this may reflect the disciplinary backgrounds of the authorship which was mainly educational.

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