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Decolonizing Higher Education Syllabi: Beyond the Aesthetics of the Syllabus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

jules While the raison d’etre of the syllabi has gone unchanged, aspects of society have evolved, and we find ourselves in the middle of a racial awakening since 2013 and the rise of the global Black Lives Matter Movement. Our fifth move is decolonizing experiential learning or field placement. chronicity).

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Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He became president of GateWay Community College in MCCCD in 2013. Rivera noted that a previous placement exam once used in the MCCCD placed many students in developmental courses and was biased against first-generation students in particular. There, Gonzales earned an Ed.D. They just don’t understand what our students don’t know.”