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The Antidote to the Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action? The Essay Will Keep Us Talking About Race

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But keep talking about race. I’ve always talked about race. It’s time for all of us to tell our stories. What about the mutual benefits of having an underprivileged Filipino kid as part of the student body at Harvard? If you feel bad about this decision, you’re in good company. Be color blind.

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Tell us about your experiences with the Maryland College Alcohol Survey

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

On February 26, 2024, a sample of all Hopkins undergraduate students will receive an email from Maryland College Survey with a link to an anonymous, confidential survey about alcohol, substances, mental health, and other related topics. Aside from alcohol and substance use, the survey asks about mental health and other related topics.

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Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooms “Black male identities matter greatly in the lived experiences of Black men as their identities impact how they think about themselves and influences their behaviors, actions, performances, and ideologies,” said Brooms. Young said there are scant opportunities for Black men to deal with issues of mental health.

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Study: Black Parents Report Better Outcomes with More Black Teachers at School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Patterson Research Institute, authored the UNCF report, titled " Hear Us, Believe Us: Centering African American Parent Voices in K-12 Education.” About 70% of African American parents and caregivers said they believe the involvement of African American leaders and organizations will make school improvement efforts more effective.

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How We Engaged Our Community in Suicide Prevention Through Fundraising

Active Minds

Life for us turned upside down on Feb. That was when we decided that we had to turn our pain into purpose, and found Active Minds, who helped us engage our community thoughtfully in suicide prevention through fundraising. To us and the world, he was a bundle of endless energy, extremely motivated, and full of life.

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Game Changers and Change Makers: Black Publishers’ Defiant Mark on History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you find that a challenge, how about the very first Black publisher? How about Broadside Lotus Press, a publishing house, combined Broadside Press (1965) and Lotus Press (1972) to create the largest Black press in history, committed to telling the stories of the Black intelligencia. (Joyces, 1991, p.

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She said that college leaders have to do a better job at “refuting assumptions about Jewish people” and to “see them in a more accurate and fair way. Such a move, she said, would be a devastating blow to her campus which is racially diverse, with students of color making up about 26 percent of the campus population.