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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

In the Academy, one consequence is a revolving door of Black faculty and staff who have become homeless in an otherwise spacious Academy, as well as Black students whose academic careers are either undermined or cut short for lack of Black role models.

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Africa “can take the wheel” in global research shift

The PIE News

Higher education leaders are calling for a science and research “rebalance” to supercharge global scholarship and create a research ecosystem that doesn’t disadvantage Africa and the Global South. ” The post Africa “can take the wheel” in global research shift appeared first on The PIE News.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences, mentions the bachelor’s degree in health services management, which began in fall 2019 in response to career interests of students in the health sciences and biological sciences. The second is undergraduate scholarships for health science students that are interested in careers in public health.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching?

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. Dr. Michael Steven Williams is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Missouri.

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Supporting Student Well-being in Virtual Learning 

Faculty Focus

If auditory or visual content does not contain appropriate captions or alt tags, students can miss out on important information vital to their education, which disadvantages certain students, leaving them behind their peers.

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A comprehensive approach to diversity in study abroad programs

The PIE News

However, many diversity efforts in education abroad still rely on scholarships as the primary means of promoting inclusion. While scholarships play a crucial role in making study abroad opportunities accessible, relying solely on scholarships can be problematic and potentially counterproductive.