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Challenges Persist for Early-Career Black Academics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, titled “Unblocking the Pipeline: Supporting the Retention, Progression and Promotion of Black Early-Career Academics,” was the culmination of a monthslong survey of Black ECAs by the Higher Education Policy Institute, a U.K. There’s kind of Black academics in particular exiting academia at various stages. think tank.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gaston Gayles directly addressed the toxicity of the constantly productive, highly competitive environment in academia. Higher education centers production over humanity, often based on production instead of improving people’s lives.” They’re there to provide access to higher education to their communities.”

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A Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith, an associate professor of higher education and coordinator of the doctoral program in urban educational leadership in the School of Education at University of Cincinnati, noted further moves to clamp down on DEI could impact academic freedom of faculty. Dr. Everrett A.

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Higher Education Will Take Center Stage in 2024 Presidential Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The Biden administration would like to highlight what they’ve done for student loan forgiveness, which has been considerable, even with the Supreme Court shooting down their biggest effort,” says Dr. Robert Kelchen, head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “It