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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Flagship Pathway Scholarship Endowment in 2021. Theotis Robinson Jr.

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DEI statement nixed after professor complains, links to racist article

Inside Higher Ed

“Not just morally and legally the same but the same in every dimension—history, culture, strength, beauty, talents, interests and abilities—which is nonsense but allows him to blame all existing differences on ‘racist policies.’” Yes In-Article Careers: 3 ” he wrote.

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AI Refusal in Libraries: A Starter Guide

ACRLog

Blog posts and news articles Saying No to AI in Education by Allie Lopez on the blog Front Porch Republic (2024). I despise the framing of this article, in that the AI ethics expert states it’s too late to opt out of using AI (that’s true for certain AI tools, but certainly not all). Bender and Alex Hanna (2025).

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

We educated our campus communities as to what is at stake in Ukraine, facilitated efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian citizens and offered scholarships for Ukrainians interested in pursuing higher education. According to economists, roughly three-quarters of the wealth of most countries is accounted for by human capital.

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Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Intellectual Affairs Three years ago Peter Burke published The Polymath ( Yale University Press ), an illustrated history of what are usually called Renaissance men or women. His new book, Ignorance: A Global History ( Yale University Press ), pivots to the complete antithesis of “inquisitive appetite.”

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AHA: See textbooks, op-eds, gaming as historical scholarship

Inside Higher Ed

It’s a development historians say follows movement—particularly within the field of public history—toward broader recognition. history, writes that “If we believe that historical thinking and knowledge should inform public policy, then we need to make our work accessible to policymakers and influencers.”