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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, black-owned book publishing has existed in the United States, the books released by these publishing enterprises have vindicated blacks, documented black culture and history, and addressed the special concerns of black people in ways which white book publishers have not.

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Institute Spearheads Racial, Climate Justice Projects in Pacific Northwest

Insight Into Diversity

To document the stories of those who experienced this disaster, and help them envision their hopes for the future, researchers at the University of Idaho (U of I) held a creative mapping workshop for residents to share their experiences and visualize through artwork how they will rebuild. “It It was really moving to see.”

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. “This has been a process that did not come with transparency, forthrightness and clear and steady communication.

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How Can We Bring Many More Students to Math, Data and Statistical Literacy?

Inside Higher Ed

A data science pathway as an alternative to the standard Algebra II, precalculus and calculus sequence. A data science pathway as an alternative to the standard Algebra II, precalculus and calculus sequence. At stake are hot-button issues involving equity, privilege, socioeconomic class and gender, ethnicity and race.

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The Cadence of We

Dr. Missy Alexander

It is a rhetorical work of art, and it never fails to inspire. King builds his argument for civil rights with the language of history, the details of the present struggle, and the rhythms of the church. By invoking our shared history and common documents, it is clear that his dream must be our dream, or we betray ourselves.

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The Cadence of We

Dr. Missy Alexander

It is a rhetorical work of art, and it never fails to inspire. King builds his argument for civil rights with the language of history, the details of the present struggle, and the rhythms of the church. By invoking our shared history and common documents, it is clear that his dream must be our dream, or we betray ourselves.

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The Murky Complexities of Cultural Appropriation

Inside Higher Ed

I found the essay touching, but thought it evaded the question posed by its title: To what extent should works of art be judged by their creators? ” The spiritual’s composer and lyricist, Robert MacGimsey, was in McCaulley’s words, “a product of his time and someone who was attempting to transcend it.”