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AHA: See textbooks, op-eds, gaming as historical scholarship

Inside Higher Ed

” “More and more we are trying to express the value of the humanities to communities,” he said. Obviously, a lot of what you see out there I would not describe as scholarship, but it clearly has become possible to do scholarship in that way.”

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Author discusses her new book on grant-writing

Inside Higher Ed

Lai, an associate professor at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development of Boston College. Program officers manage scholarships for a funder. Q: Humanities professors tend to say that there are fewer grant opportunities for them. Any advice for those in the humanities? Learn how to find grant opportunities.

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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She also serves as project director of the Males for Alabama Education (MALE) initiative, a state-funded program scholarship and mentorship program for minority men walking the teacher education pathway. Once we received funding from the state, I was able to collaboratively develop the program,” Strachan said. “We We have an academic adviser.

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He took me there to meet his long-time colleague and co-founder of the magazine, Dr. Bill Cox. Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. He honored human beings. With that spirit, let’s carry on together.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

Leshner was torn between whether to give the money to Temple or JEVS Human Services , a social service agency in Philadelphia that provides education, training, health and rehabilitation programs to help disabled individuals statewide become employable and self-sufficient. Temple plans to begin awarding the scholarships this coming fall.

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Unity in Action: Advancing Social and Ecological Justice through Diverse Perspectives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This approach emphasizes kinship among all human beings as well as with our non-human relatives. Human beings can take action on these issues through our collective wisdom and commitment, which ultimately can bring forth and unleash our human potential for a greater good. Dr. Katrina S.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

Workshops covered topics like wellness, intercultural workplace competency, awkward human resources interactions, careers in athletics and illegal interview questions. The college offered students an event attendance incentive: a chance to win a $500 scholarship. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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