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Preserving HBCU History and Heritage

Insight Into Diversity

They will work together to digitize and archive historical records and materials at five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania will improve numerous aspects of its existing archives and special collections. .— At Oakwood University, the Eva B. Dykes Library.—

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The Commencement Story and the Rhymes of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recently, storyteller and documentary historian Ken Burns realized these assignments and more at his address to 2024 graduates at Brandeis University. Peterson Commencements are promising moments in the lives of university communities and in the memories of the families who attend to witness the accomplishments of their graduates.

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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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Viewing U.S. History Through a Different Lens

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma An unconscious ethnocentrism pervades the teaching of American history. When we teach history, we need to take perspectives and experiences that have been marginalized for far too long and bring them to center stage. In 1994, when the U.S.

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Report Details University of Minnesota’s Historical Mistreatment of Native Americans

Insight Into Diversity

A new report released Tuesday reveals the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) founders committed “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” of Native Americans during the 19th century to gain financial benefits for the institution. university has conducted a critical examination of its history with Native people.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel. The University of Maryland (UMD) has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, The 1856 Project – Reconstructing the Truth. These [reports and investigations] aren’t designed to make universities look bad.

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. My own institution, Kansas State University, used land entirely from the Kaw (Kanza or Kaá?ze)

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