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Dr. LaNitra M. Berger, George Mason University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Berger is an award-winning scholar and social justice educator who is making higher education more accessible to underrepresented students. She is an associate professor of history and art history and director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

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of people who earned these doctoral degrees from 2010–20 were Black Americans. Throughout the report, “Exploring the Educational Experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM,” it is clear that Black, and to some extent Hispanic, students have very different experiences than their white and Asian counterparts.

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Dr. Mildred Garcia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leading one of the largest and most diverse universities in the western United States, García has a strong commitment to multicultural alliances and a belief that these coalitions strengthen institutions and communities, as well as students. In 2010, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed García to the U.S.

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

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We use the term and notion of resegregation in special education to describe the overrepresentation of Students of Color in special education, an issue that continues to persist today. After all, special education was created, in part, for this intended purpose. Thus, our use of the term resegregation is intentional.

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Lifting As They Climb

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Dr. Linda Darling- Hammond The leadership of the national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education and currently boasts a membership of about 25,000 scholars — remained exclusively white until the 1990s.

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EAB Named One of the Most Transformational Ed Tech Companies in the World

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EAB among firms named to the 2023 GSV EdTech150, chosen from over 4,000 education technology companies. EAB was recognized in large part because of the scale and impact of Navigate , the industry’s first student success management system (SSMS). million students use the company’s student success technology.

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The $40,000 Tax on Black Scientists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last year, we’ve been exploring the educational experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM, and find that of the 184,000 PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields awarded to individuals between 2010-2020, just 3.8 universities with the highest research activity.