Education Department calls on colleges to stop asking about applicants’ criminal histories
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2023
The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.
The ROI of a History Degree
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field. Cortada How to direct history students toward fulfilling nonacademic careers, and make the case for the value of the field. By Patryk J. Babiracki and James W.
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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. Together, we must hold our country’s leaders accountable and demand equity in education. As I think about the coming months, I’m reminded that history is not a series of isolated events.
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The Commencement Story and the Rhymes of History
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 31, 2024
Commencement speeches have been a higher education tradition in the U.S. The origins of these addresses date back to the establishment of American universities, where graduation ceremonies served as both a rite of passage and a public demonstration of the institution's educational values. since the early 19th Century.
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Panel: Erasing Black History Threatens to Harm Black Community, Students, and Nation's Future
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The exclusion and omission of Black history threatens to harm not just the Black community at large but also students and the very future of the nation, experts said during a Nov. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Marcia Vandiver, associate professor of elementary education at Towson University. the NREI website stated.
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More U.K. University History Departments Cutting Jobs and Courses
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
University History Departments Cutting Jobs and Courses sara.custer@in… Fri, 11/01/2024 - 03:00 AM Survey by the Royal Historical Society finds ax is falling most heavily on newer institutions. Byline(s) Patrick Jack for Times Higher Education
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Preserving HBCU History and Heritage
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
“Making accessible the compelling stories previously hidden in these libraries and archives brings grace and vitality to our cultural heritage as they inspire a more just and accurate telling of our history.” named in honor of the renowned educator and one of the first Black women in the U.S. At Oakwood University, the Eva B.
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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2024
“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. Cornish and John B.
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Why African American History Month Is the Quintessential American Celebration
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
African American History Month marks a period in which Americans can celebrate together, because it spotlights the possibilities and the promise that the country remains poised to offer, even as we acknowledge the mistakes and shortcomings of the past. The nation owes a debt of gratitude to celebrated historian Dr. Carter G.
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The Long History of Universities Displacing Black People
The Chronicle of Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The expansion of higher education uprooted hundreds of Black families. By Louis Hansen Deborah Taylor Mapp The expansion of higher education uprooted hundreds of Black families.
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Educating the Next Generation
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 27, 2024
California’s public schools didn’t teach Asian American history to a young Dr. Beth Lew-Williams. history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. “The history classes that I was taking,” Lew-Williams says. Holding several degrees in history, including a Ph.D. Neither did college. West coast in the late 1800s.
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How This Professor Made History Class Cool Again
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JULY 16, 2024
By Amelia Benavides-Colón Steven Bridges, University of Tennessee Tore Olsson uses the video game Red Dead Redemption to teach his class. Tore Olsson used a wildly popular video game to get students talking about industrialization, racial integration, and other key themes of late-19th- and early-20th-century America.
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How Chapters Shaped the History of Reading
The Chronicle of Higher Education
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
How books got organized. By Catherine Gallagher Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Nicholas Dames's new book considers a literary feature that scholars usually neglect.
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A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JUNE 21, 2024
By Nell Gluckman Andrew Hancock for The Chronicle Ted Roberts at Tarleton State U. The military veteran had taught at Tarleton State for over a decade. His colleagues were stunned.
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What We Can Learn From Ancient History (and What We Can't)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 9, 2024
Two new books take very different approaches to the study of humanity's origins. By Jacob Mikanowski Justin Renteria for The Chronicle Two new books take very different approaches to the study of humanity's origins.
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Juneteenth, Higher Education, and Advancing Educational Equity
WCET Frontiers
JUNE 18, 2024
Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom, years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. This acknowledgment is crucial for fostering understanding, healing, and progress.
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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AURORA, Colo.—
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Fraternity Offers Micro Grants Toward Voter Education, Mobilization
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 7, 2024
is providing grants to its chapters in support of voter education, registration, and mobilization efforts for the 2024 U. Dr. Willis L Lonzer III “At no time in our history has exercising our right to vote been more critical with our very Democracy at stake,” said Dr. Willis L. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., election cycle.
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70 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 15, 2024
civil rights history was made with the Brown v. Board of Education decision. Toldson, a professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education in 1971. Seven decades ago, U.S. Dr. Ivory A.
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Educators, Officials to Gather for AFT National Convention
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 8, 2024
Randi Weingarten AFT represents teachers, school staff, higher education workers, nurses and healthcare professionals, and public employees. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is gearing up to chart a path forward for public schools amid increasing challenges, and opposition, to the institution. Eddie Glaude Jr.
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Delivering economic growth: the case for a financially secure higher education sector
HEPI
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In response to recent data showing a worrying financial outlook for higher education institutions, Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and Dr Alex Bols, Chief of Staff at UEA, argue more Government action is needed to make the sector financially sustainable.
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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. Repeatedly, we call for “someone” to show us, through better education policy, that we are not forgotten.
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International Colloquium on Black Males in Education to Take Place Later this Month
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 8, 2024
The 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education will occur October 23 - 25, 2024 at the Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown. The annual, international gathering serves as a space to exchange ideas and perspectives concerning the global dynamics of Black males in the educational pipeline.
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(Re)imagining AI for Educators: How to Improve Learner-Centered Classrooms with Futuristic Possibilities
Faculty Focus
MARCH 26, 2024
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a significant conversation at every educational conference in the past two years throughout my usual treks to teacher education events. To the delight of some, and the horror of some, AI was at the forefront of educators’ minds in 2023.
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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 15, 2024
Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. in history. “I And in the U.S.
Single Parents Breaking Barriers Through Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 19, 2024
At Generations College, nestled in the heart of Chicago, we have witnessed firsthand the life-changing power of education for single parents. As the third oldest two-year, private nonprofit college in the nation, we have been at the forefront of innovation in education since our founding in 1904. According to the U.S.
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Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education
MindMax
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Summer isn’t what it used to be for higher education institutions and their students. Today, colleges and universities everywhere increasingly embrace the concept of a holistic year , and summer sessions have become an essential component of both standard and alternative educational pathways. Professional education.
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Broadening the Scope of Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.
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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
North Star Promise provides free college tuition to help make education after high school possible for more Minnesota students and families,” is written on the Minnesota Office of Higher Education website. Francis-Begay, governing council chair for the National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education.
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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The legislative ramblings in Florida and other states seeking to remove Black history from the curriculum and revise Black history should give us pause about what historical information students will enter university with. How do we do this?
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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Our history, our culture and our sense of being is very much ingrained in the land. We all thrive in educational spaces when the conditions to enable success are meticulously crafted. My lack of understanding was deeper than that, however. The connection between Indian identity and sense of place/space is a very real thing.
Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 3, 2024
Marquette University recently received over a million dollars from the Mellon Foundation to further energize and grow its prison education program. The first, the Educational Preparedness Program (EPP) , offers courses, academic support, and career-building resources to currently and formerly incarcerated (CFI) students.
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The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system. Here are three ways Labour can bring it back | Polly Toynbee
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Keir Starmer should revitalise Sure Start, focus on children’s happiness – and give a crucial boost to further education Our writers and experts name the pledges Labour must include in its manifesto Children became unhappier in the past decade, according to the annual Good Childhood report. Nothing else.
ASALH to Host ‘African Americans in the Arts’ Conference
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Marvin Dulaney The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is set to host its 109th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. 28 plenary will examine how the arts have manifested in Hollywood and Black histories. 26, a conversation about “Black artistic expression in and beyond our National Parks” on Sept.
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PCOM Is On ‘FIRE’ for Equitable Education
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has a long history of ensuring a more inclusive and equitable educational experience for students of all backgrounds. The post PCOM Is On ‘FIRE’ for Equitable Education appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
‘Strong Integration’: Adaptive change as a survival strategy in higher education
University Business
JUNE 11, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, change is often viewed with caution. Our approach isn’t just about restructuring—it’s about reimagining the future of higher education itself. Our approach isn’t just about restructuring—it’s about reimagining the future of higher education itself. I know from experience.
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Finding love in international education: four stories
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
In the international education sector, we are constantly meeting people – at conferences, institutions and agencies, and it’s a constant rollercoaster. The PIE chats to four couples who met in the industry – and the rest is history. The post Finding love in international education: four stories appeared first on The PIE News.
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Everyone Talks About 'Critical Theory.' What Is It?
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
On the history of a contested concept. Gordon Illustration by The Chronicle; Newscom image On the history of a contested concept. By Peter E.
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Saurabh Suri, Hallbridge Education Group
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
At a personal level, Tamil, as it’s a language that rivals Sanskrit and Latin as a classical language, and it reflects Indian maritime history like no other. We’re now right in the middle of this exciting phase about to launch a new product within the higher education space – and it’s not just about student recruitment.
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Dr. Claudine Gay’s Resignation from the Harvard Presidency Possibly Saved Her Life
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
Claudine Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University swiftly spread through the news and has been an ongoing conversation, particularly among those within higher education academic communities. Prior to her selection as president of Harvard, Gay had been an impossibility for nearly 400 years of that institution’s history.
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Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism: Philosophically Different, Politically the Same
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 16, 2024
Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism: Philosophically Different, Politically the Same jessica.blake@… Thu, 05/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Benjamin Ginsberg, a scholar of American politics, Jewish history and higher education policy, explores recent campus protests and the “endlessly debated” line between anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
ASALH to Celebrate African Americans and the Arts at Annual Luncheon
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Annual Black History luncheon and theme of African Americans and the Arts for 2024. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Annual Black History luncheon and theme of African Americans and the Arts for 2024.
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Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era
HEPI
JULY 9, 2024
For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. Yet throughout the election, the Labour Party like the previous government held back from making higher education a priority issue — too difficult, too many other priorities. Who would bet against at least a few ‘unknown unknowns’. That’s revealing.
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Research assessment has always been controversial, yet it necessarily persists
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Arguing about research assessment has been a central feature of seventy-five years of higher education policy. David Kernohan traces the roots of the latest debates
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