Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2024

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. Dr. James B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? It was an idea ahead of its time at the time of its launch, very few funders, organizations, or institutions were talking about capacity building. But history tells us that HBCUs thrive when they work collectively.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

Setty, who currently serves as dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, will bring her extensive experience in legal education and commitment to diversity to the organization. Setty will succeed former president Kellye Testy, who departed in July to lead the Association of American Law Schools.

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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.” The post Preserving HBCU History and Heritage appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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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. In the face of curriculum and book bans and the devaluing of Black history, it is imperative to amplify and uphold African American history.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Public university employees in states lacking collective bargaining rights aren’t letting that exclude them from the current wave of union organizing and action in higher education. “What’s happening now is a new regeneration of that concept, that wall-to-wall organizing,” said William A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts.

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Today's Learner

MARCH 17, 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutes During the month of March, we celebrate Womens History Month. Beyond teaching, Ellen immerses herself in every aspect of university life, serving as member, advisor and organizer of several committees, demonstrating her commitment to enhancing and shaping the campus community around her.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Muhammad, a cybersecurity engineering major, is the youngest first year student in the schools history. Partnerships with local businesses and organizations have multiplied, creating valuable internship opportunities and pathways to employment for students. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 11, 2024

SFFA argued that the Naval Academys policy unfairly discriminates, pointing to members of its organization whose prior applications to the academy were rejected. However, the court also heard testimony from historians who outlined the militarys history of racial tensions and their impact on cohesion and wartime readiness.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. Although Black History Month was federally designated in 1986, similar weekly and monthly celebrations had already existed for more than 50 years. For example, the famous 1960 Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins were organized by four North Carolina A&T University students.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

That these same labeled people grabbed hold of the word “pride” to name their movement was an act of civil disobedience against both history and language. Early organizers exchanged secret shame for public pride — self-worth, self-dignity, and self-respect. LGBTQ+ History Month (October in the U.S.) History is another.

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Today's Learner

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes The national theme for Black History Month 2024 is “ African Americans and the Arts.” Black History Month 2024 is a time to recognize and highlight the achievements of Black artists and creators, and the role they played in U.S. history and in shaping our country today. ” – Carter G.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

It was originally designed to ensure full citizenship for Black Americans and has been central to many civil rights advances throughout American history. The center's work will be organized around four pillars: Law & Policy, Education and Curriculum, Art, Imagination, and Narrative, and Democratic Institutions.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Bolton, who will officially begin her tenure on July 1, becomes the first woman to lead the creative arts-focused college in nearly 90 years and the first woman of color in the institution's history to serve as president. Prior to Georgia Tech, Bolton held administrative positions at Washington University in St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

There are few artists in the history of popular music who have innovated as ceaselessly as Usher," said Emory President Dr. Gregory L. Usher, who moved to Atlanta at age 12 to pursue his music career, has become one of the best-selling artists in music history since his self-titled debut at age 15.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Theotis Robinson Jr. Robinson would soon join their ranks.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

“We look at our history. ’ History can be a model, and it can repeat itself.” She’s also encouraging faculty to model what civil disagreement looks like through a series of programs and conversations organized by faculty. Rooting herself in past wisdom is how she builds her poise in attacking the future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

His 15-year leadership of AACC stands as the second-longest in the organization's history. "These institutions are the backbone of opportunity in America, and I'm confident they'll continue to evolve and serve students for generations to come." I'm grateful to have played a part in it."

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Higher Education Inquirer

JUNE 29, 2023

The History of Higher Education in the US over the last 4 centuries is worse than horrible--from a People's perspective. To make history, it's helpful to know history. Progressive organizations appear on college campuses, but have been largely ineffective in battling strengthening corporate forces. Much of it has not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

That makes me attractive, and the work I do attracti Its not just funding organizations that pay attention to Briscoes scholarship. You have erased history, people, resources, and services. In this moment where some institutions may not be brave, [where] everything is being attacked and interrogated, Im funded by these agencies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. The rest is history. Theotis Robinson Jr. Robinson would soon join their ranks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2023

In this regard, the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education hosted a virtual Town Hall Meeting of likeminded organizations to develop an action plan to address the Court’s decision. The organizations listed above shared information on how they mobilized their respective members after the Court issues its ruling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2024

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Woodson Ambassador Program launch for the 109th Annual Conference, Sept. at Harvard University, founded ASALH in 1915, then known as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. 25-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carter G.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2024

The gift is the largest unrestricted private grant in UNCF’s history, according to a press release from the organization. The United Negro College Fund, which represents private historically Black colleges and universities, received $100 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Civil rights organizations — including the National Urban League, National Action Network, NAACP, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., They include: · Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of National Urban League · The Rev.

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Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. In 1975, I designed my own major in College Administration, combining courses in business, history/political science, and psychology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host its 108th annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, from Sep. Woodson, the organization will sponsor a meeting at Jacksonville’s Bethel Church about Black history. In honor of the legacy and work of ASALH founder Dr. Carter G.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The organizations were formed under a new law that recognizes unions if more than half the members sign authorization cards saying they’d like to join. The faculties at the two schools are the first Maryland community college faculties to organize since the 2021 passage of a collective bargaining bill.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Justin Jones of Nashville; Nashville lunch counter sit-in organizer and Freedom Rider Dr. Bernard Lafayette; professor of African American and public history at Tennessee State University, Dr. Learotha Williams; anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise; and Tennessee youth organizer, Adrianne Gott.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Civil rights organization National Black Justice Coalition is calling for the resignation of College Board CEO David Coleman after it was reported that College Board coordinated and met with Florida officials multiple times before releasing revisions to its AP African American Studies course. Dr. David J. Johns said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 5, 2023

It’s sad that Black students on Seton Hall’s campus are still organizing to receive fundamental resources that we are entitled to.” The event was organized by the group Protect African American Studies (AFAM) Movement. We cannot continue to let this history repeat itself.”

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Academe Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

BY HANK REICHMAN Last week I was scheduled to participate in a Round Table discussion of a recently published book, Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History, edited by Eric Fure-Slocum and Claire Goldstene, in a session sponsored by the Labor and Working Class History Association at the Organization of American… (..)

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