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Illuminating Asian American Narratives in Literature and Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trans journey to academia was not predetermined. This intellectual awakening led her to declare an English major, though she initially continued to con my parents for a while, telling them that I would apply to law school after graduation, she says. She went on to earn both her M.A.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Defending Central European University and Academic Freedom: Elements of an Initial Response

GlobalHigherEd

She has also been a postdoctoral fellow at New York University Law School and a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. Her main field of expertise and research is international and European human rights law, particularly on freedom of expression.

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When DEI Is Off the Table: How Higher Ed Leaders Can Still Drive Institutional Change: Changing Higher Ed podcast 261 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Susan Sturm

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Professor Susan Sturm of Columbia Law School, whose decades of work across higher ed, law, and social systems offer a deeper framework for moving from polarization to transformation. About Our Podcast Guest Susan Sturm is the George M. Susan Sturm: Yes, I am.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. In July, Agnes Scott College launched the Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for a Transformed Future project, which aims to elevate the lives and stories of the people of color who built the college. Multicultural Mentorship — Augustana College.

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Support for Educators Is All Around

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 5 minutes Diantha Ellis is a p rofessor of Business in the Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College If there is one good thing that came from COVID-19, academics learned how resilient we truly are. But what about us? Faculty faced increased workloads as their classes transferred to online.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

Many political science majors do become policymakers—and the degree is a well-trodden stepping stone to law school. For many liberal arts colleges as well as humanities-focused departments in larger universities, it’s a pressing one. Without art history, anthropology, and archaeology majors, who will curate our museums?