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Dr. John W. Miller Jr. Appointed Dean of the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science at the University of Louisville

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miller is dean of curriculum and senior diversity officer at St. The Kent School has a rich tradition of producing exceptional research and dedicated practice and teaching,” Miller said. “I He authored a textbook, “African American Perspectives: Matters of Consideration for Social Work Practice,” in 2017. Dr. John W.

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

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Because they are receiving unnecessary services and may not have access to the general education curriculum and classroom. In fact, perceived learning difficulties may result from limited access to academic opportunities, a lack of culturally relevant teaching, low-quality teaching, and resource inequalities. Dr. Donna Y.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

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The report found that although 47% of institutions saw accelerating internationalization between 2017 and the start of the pandemic, only 21% described acceleration between 2020 and 2021. This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Working as a teaching assistant for two freshman courses sparked her desire to teach, and Howard’s change-oriented mission impacted her vision of making higher education more equitable. Launched as a pilot program in 2017, Byrne is working to find funding to scale the program to a more substantial size.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

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Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I Even though we’re a teaching institution, the nature of passion that a faculty member has for his, her or their research is important because that ignites some spark in students.” Fox acknowledges going coed, which happened in 2017, was not an easy process.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling. Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It for students who entered in 2017. When she completed her Ph.D., Watford says.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

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It was early in 2017 when our Student Life department received the approval we had been waiting for – we were embarking on a journey to make the University of Guelph-Humber a CliftonStrengths campus and I was tasked with leading the project. By: Liana Acri. CliftonStrengths at the University of Guelph-Humber.

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