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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

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Levine who has led the organization since 2002. Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position. The organization is meeting later this month in Denver.

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Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

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The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history. He established the Rutgers Scarlet Service program, providing students with paid internships at nonprofit and government organizations. His scholarly work focuses on post-emancipation U.S.

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Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

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Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer. The center's work will be organized around four pillars: Law & Policy, Education and Curriculum, Art, Imagination, and Narrative, and Democratic Institutions. Its enduring legacy, constantly tested and reinterpreted, demands rigorous study in our universities today."

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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She worked her way through the ranks as a professor, eventually landing at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and then an internship opportunity in the Office of the Provost came her way. Howard-Baptiste currently serves as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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These factors include, but are not limited to Black male initiatives, Black cultural organizations that help to facilitate a sense of belonging, culturally relevant pedagogical strategies, diverse faculty who demonstrate an ethic of care and support, and efforts to create an inclusive campus climate through antiracism.

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Emory Ph.D. Student Workers Unionize, Join Organizing Wave

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Emory’s provost, Ravi V. Emory University Ph.D. student workers have voted to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday. The vote was 909 to 73, the agency said. Bellamkonda, sent Ph.D.

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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

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The report provides an outline for how faculty, staff and administrators can infuse the curriculum with informative material, forge partnerships with community-based organizations and create opportunities for students to learn and practice the relevant skills. Experiential learning will enhance and heighten the educational experience.