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How Remote Work Can Help Universities Achieve Sustainability Goals

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Going green is a major theme in higher education these days. “A A growing number of universities and colleges are committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050,” says Jenay Robert, a senior researcher at EDUCAUSE. Remote work also can help schools to achieve their overall sustainability goals.

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Honouring Black History Month in higher education

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

Although we’re living in a more progressive society, racial discrimination and inequality can be felt by people of colour in the UK to this very day, emphasising the importance of honouring Black History Month. . So, what is Black History Month and why should you care about it? . The importance of Black History Month.

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The Commencement Story and the Rhymes of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Commencements are also ceremonial affairs, designed to celebrate achievement. Commencement speeches have been a higher education tradition in the U.S. 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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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. Woodson, 1947.

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Juneteenth, Higher Education, and Advancing Educational Equity

WCET Frontiers

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom, years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. This acknowledgment is crucial for fostering understanding, healing, and progress.

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Women make history on stages big and small by lifting each other up

UW Presidential Blog

At the University of Washington, women have been making history since the University was founded. Together, this marks first time in UW history that all four of these leadership positions have been held by women. In Seattle, new Provost Tricia Serio serves as the University’s chief academic officer.

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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our history, our culture and our sense of being is very much ingrained in the land. The work of eradicating achievement gaps for Black and American Indian students is personalized in a way that is perhaps different for others. My lack of understanding was deeper than that, however.