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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My affect the day-to-day lives of students.”

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Making Theater More Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We’re understanding better from him what the world of theater looks like and what can count as scholarship — not just peer-reviewed articles, but public facing work in the community and how you work with students,” said Wallace. “He Wallace said Villada’s presence has made theater more accessible for their growing Latinx population.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Further, authors discuss the unique contributions of nine different articles around this topic for this special issue. This article conceptualizes how the dimensions of culturally responsive teaching practices can help reclaim and reconstruct Black students’ sense of well-being in the classroom and their sense of Black joy. Lawson, T.

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Remembering Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952-2023)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Al Sharpton has become the lightning rod in moving Obama’s agenda forward,” Ogletree said in a 2010 interview “And he has access to both the streets and the suites, to make sure that the people who are voiceless, faceless and powerless finally have some say.” Staff Writer Jon Edelman contributed to this article. I'm from Kentucky.

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Behind-the-Scenes of a Mental Health Initiative for Gen Z, By Gen Z

Active Minds

Further, Unité’s articles, infographics, resources, and videos strive to cultivate a culture where youth are better informed about mental health. Recognizing the need for universal access to mental health education, Unité has created its “Global Mental Health Hub,” where we disseminate multilingual mental health resources.

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An Urgent Solution Required: Too Many Guns are Killing Too Many of our Children.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is the weekend, and we are in Chicago, having just attended the four-day 2023 AERA (The American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting, "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth." Is it the easy access to guns? A few of us decide to meet for adult beverages. Is it social media influence?

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. He represents the best of those who were about access, courage, and tenacity,” he added.