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Black Students Less Likely Identified for Special Ed When They Have Black Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That can be problematic, to the extent that both of those placements are kind of associated with longer-term student trajectories.” And so, to not find that for the gifted placement was super interesting to me." In the beginning when we started this work, I had that hypothesis.

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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.”

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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.

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Franklin & Marshall College Names Dr. Andrew Rich as 17th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of Rich's notable achievements at CCNY was the formation of a Public Service Career Hub, which more than doubled student placement in public service internships and jobs. His connection to F&M includes oversight of two recent Truman Scholars from the college: Makaila Ranges, a 2022 graduate and Akbar Hossain, who graduated in 2013.