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Women in Leadership: Empowering Change across Generations and Cultures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Their growing presence in academia and cultures enables them to harness collective power and create environments where women of all backgrounds feel seen and valued. These efforts illustrate how womens leadership is reshaping academia into more forward-thinking spaces, and reflecting and the communities they serve.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I did it because of the implications of my scholarship around Black women, girls, my experience with social class and racial identity development, she says. And in a restrictive environment like higher education, she demands the environment change. If my scholarship isnt reaching [the public], its not doing what it needs to do.

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Open Access: It’s Not Just a Nice Thing to Do

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For those who aren’t aware, OA is the free, immediate, online availability of research outputs coupled with the rights to use these materials with little or no restrictions in a digital environment. It takes down the ivory towers of academia, bringing publicly funded research back to the public. motto in academia.

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Report: Faculty of Color in Psychology Face Structural Hurdles in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Martin APA Task Force Report on Promotion, Tenure and Retention of Faculty of Color in Psychology details the many obstacles that psychological science faculty from underrepresented groups face, including being tasked with additional responsibilities, hostile work environments, and biased evaluations. population – according to 2020 U.S.

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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

Faculty Focus

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? Enhancing learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning: The challenges and joys of juggling. Sweller, J.,

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students. Lastly, a college or university’s commitment must be sustained over time.

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Invisible labour: visible activism

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Shining a light on invisible labour Despite the increase in womens participation in the workforce and in academia, there is still a significant gender pay gap and to compound the issue, this gap widened in 2021 and 2022 in 20/33 OECD countries. Addressing emotional labour is vital for a supportive and equitable work environment.