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University, Community Colleges Partner for More Inclusive STEM Education

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Wyoming (UW) and five community colleges in the state are building a faculty network to share best practices and make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive. Through that program, educators shared ideas and explored ways to ensure inclusiveness in pedagogy and research.

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5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion

University Business

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. The best way is to keep it simple and keep it focused. Remember the why. Consider and focus on who DEI helps.

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Sheree M. Ohen Appointed Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer for Amherst College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohen will become chief equity and inclusion officer (CEIO) for Amherst College. She understands that inclusion and belonging are about more than numbers. and Coretta Scott King Celebration and the Faculty Liaisons for Inclusive Excellence initiatives; and contribute to the “Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery” report.

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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind Debunked: Humanizing Asynchronous Online Courses Using an Inclusive Survey

Faculty Focus

Humanize to Optimize The main focus of humanized teaching is to apply learning science and culturally responsive teaching to the world of asynchronous online courses with the goal of creating an inclusive, equitable class climate for all students. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry.

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind Debunked: Humanizing Asynchronous Online Courses Using an Inclusive Survey

Faculty Focus

Humanize to Optimize The main focus of humanized teaching is to apply learning science and culturally responsive teaching to the world of asynchronous online courses with the goal of creating an inclusive, equitable class climate for all students. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry.

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Harvard’s Largest Division Drops DEI Hiring Statements

Inside Higher Ed

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which houses 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers, is dropping diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements in its hiring processes.