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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. As I think about the coming months, I’m reminded that history is not a series of isolated events. If the past several years has reinforced anything, it’s that none of us knows what lies ahead.

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The Commencement Story and the Rhymes of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In this moment and with this history of commencement addresses in tow, Ken Burns’ words at Brandeis make a potent intervention. For Burns, part of his journey as a storyteller and documenter of history has been to be “on the lookout” for the rhymes of history. near national suicide.” The repeal of Roe v.

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Preserving HBCU History and Heritage

Insight Into Diversity

This sort of preservation is the primary goal of a new collaboration between the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and the HBCU Library Alliance. Once the process is complete, the library will unveil a new digital repository that celebrates the recordings and the history tied to them. At Oakwood University, the Eva B.

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Why African American History Month Is the Quintessential American Celebration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Association for the Study of African American Life and History to Host Third Annual Black History Month Festival

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host a series of events as part of its Third Annual Black History Month Festival this year. Black Resistance has taken many forms throughout history. The theme for this year is Black resistance. and virtually on the association’s YouTube channel.

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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

Out of the top 20 undergraduate four-year majors, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that computer and information (data) sciences is the only one that has seen consistent growth, with student interest surviving the wake of the pandemic. From fall 2021 to fall 2023, enrollment in computer and information sciences increased by 21.4%

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Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Intellectual Affairs Three years ago Peter Burke published The Polymath ( Yale University Press ), an illustrated history of what are usually called Renaissance men or women. His new book, Ignorance: A Global History ( Yale University Press ), pivots to the complete antithesis of “inquisitive appetite.”

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