February 25, 2021 | : by Tyrone Smith, Jr. & Jeremy C. McCool As social issues are increasingly debated in the mainstream and beyond, the question of “equality” as it relates to all aspect of society is commanding more attention than it has in recent history. One area that is often overlooked is the relative […]
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A new certificate program at Dalhousie University tackles the changing landscape of postsecondary leadership. Making the jump into college and university administration comes with a steep learning curve. Whatever their prior experience, administrators eventually find themselves managing unexpected professional challenges while handling responsibilities like strategic planning or human-resource management on a much bigger scale than
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February 24, 2021 | : Dr. TJ Stewart Labor as a concept seems to be the focus of public and academic discourses continually, from physical labor and the ongoing battle between labor unions and corporations, to the emotional labor and the related costs of working for equity and justice. Like scholars before me, I believe
On Labor Acknowledgements and Honoring the Sacrifice of Black Americans Read More »
February 23, 2021 | : Using a new $2.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Smithsonian Latino Center aims to establish more fellowship and internship opportunities as part of its Latino Museum Studies Program (LMSP). Eduardo Díaz To do so, the Latino Center plans to collaborate with five colleges and universities, primarily
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February 23, 2021 | : Earlier this week, Dr. Cornel West, professor and activist, threatened to leave Harvard University after his request to be considered for tenure was denied. Dr. Cornel West Mafaz Al-Suwaidan and over 60 other doctoral students have released a letter challenging Harvard’s decision and standing in solidarity with West. “His influence
February 23, 2021 | : The St. Augustine’s University Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail will become the institution’s 13th president. She’ll be serving in the role occupied by her husband, Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, who passed away from COVID-19 in October 2020, three months into his presidency. She was selected by
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February 23, 2021 | : by Autumn A. Arnett The Campaign for College Opportunity released a new report Tuesday detailing the state of Black higher education in California. While progress has been made in a number of areas, the report’s authors found gaps in Black students’ college preparedness and persistent disparities when it comes to
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February 23, 2021 | : There have been major strides and clear, sometimes violent, hostility toward America’s professed promise of equal opportunity for everyone. That reality makes it impossible to forecast how long the latest surge in race-equity initiatives will last, several scholars contend, adding that anything short of systemic change isn’t really change at
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February 23, 2021 | : A new guidebook from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) addresses how institutions can create equity-centered “reverse credit transfers” — allowing the transfer of a student’s earned credits from four- or two-year institutions to a two-year institution that can award the student, if eligible, an associate degree. According to
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Stanford University’s African and African American Studies (AAAS) program is now in the process of becoming a department, thanks to a task force recommendation accepted by Dr. Persis Drell, Stanford’s provost, and Dr. Debra Satz, dean of Stanford’s School of Humanities & Sciences, reported Stanford Today. After the murder of George Floyd last May, a
