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Why Inclusive Education Is So Difficult to Defend and Deliver

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The incident spread rapidly, picked up by conservative media outlets as another example of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) gone wrong in the classroom. 2003 ; Bloom, 2009 ). One called the lesson “retraumatizing,” another said it “evoked so many deeply hurtful things about this country.”

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The Persistent 'Bamboo Ceiling': AAPI Leaders Still Rare Among College Presidents

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He worked as a Boeing research engineer in the 1960s, at times participating in civil rights and equity efforts. During 12 years there ending in 2003, Suzuki constantly urged mid- and senior-level AAPI administrators of Asian descent to pursue the top jobs. Suzuki was the first Asian American to lead a major U.S.

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Former Library of Congress Chief Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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The administration's criticism focused on Hayden's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and her efforts to make the library's collections more representative of America's diverse communities. Hayden's nearly five-decade career in library science has been marked by efforts to democratize access to information. She holds a B.A.

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National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough

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Bollinger decision in 2003. What is salient in the Leadership Conference report is the “whole story,” i.e., the holistic process that the Supreme Court required in the 2003 Grutter decision. Complicating this issue is that the Census Bureau predicts that by mid-century, America will be “majority minority.” They’re intense enough.

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Women’s Wrestling Aims At 2026 NCAA Championship Status

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If approved by NCAA members, women's wrestling will become the sixth sport to earn NCAA championship status through the Emerging Sports for Women program, established in 1994 based on a recommendation from the NCAA Gender Equity Task Force.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

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Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.