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Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn’t Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Schools

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These tribal colleges and universities were intended to serve students who’d been disadvantaged by the nation’s history of violence and racism toward Native Americans, including efforts to eradicate their languages and cultures.

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

history, Tufts University; M.A., Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Jeannette E.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

history, Tufts University; M.A., Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. Jeannette E.

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Neutrality and Nearsightedness

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. ” That bit of history wasn’t helpful to newbies.) But failing to notice the history doesn’t make it, or its effects, go away. The focus that year was American history, and we were focusing on the Supreme Court and various civil rights cases.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It bans affirmative action not only in race but other protected categories, and not just in admissions but in hiring practices and awarding money,” says Dr. Mark Henderson, associate dean of admissions and vice chair for education in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

A professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history at the University of California, Irvine, Anita was a high school teacher at 23, then a K-12 school director of curriculum and assessment, a freelance journalist and a migrant rights activist, before earning her Ph.D. This turned into an ongoing debate. students as they did.

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Academic Libraries Leading the Way in Accessibility

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Purdue University, Indiana When Mark Puente was appointed as the inaugural dean for organizational development, inclusion and diversity for the Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies in 2020, his newly created position was a first among Big Ten university libraries.

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