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Textbook Access Program Saves Money, Time for Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Houston is providing all undergraduate students with the books they need for a flat fee through the Cougar Textbook Access Program (CTAP). CTAP ensures our students don’t have to wait for their books. The fee for fall and spring is $299 and $180 for summer.

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postsecondary education provides graduates with greater access to job opportunities and higher earning potential throughout their lifetimes. Choosing the Future: Technology and Opportunity in Communities , a book Mossberger coauthored with Dr. Caroline J. But broadband access varies across regions, states, and even towns.

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Historical Book about Conservatives and Campus Wars Has Relevance in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The book “complicates our understanding of right-wing backlash as populist, since the narrators within were college students at a time when higher education was inaccessible to most,” writes Shepherd. Shepherd’s meticulous and timely book highlights the right in the history of student activism.” Dr. Stefan M.

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Dr. Leah P. Hollis Appointed to Access, Equity, and Inclusion Post at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hollis will become associate dean for access, equity, and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education, effective Aug. Hollis has authored or co-authored 37 peer-reviewed journal articles, seven book chapters, and 17 scholarly essays, as well as published four books. Dr. Leah P.

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Making Theater More Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are specific skills that need to be taught, to be trained, but we don’t need to do that with the same plays, the same books. Wallace said Villada’s presence has made theater more accessible for their growing Latinx population. Instead, he sought out literature from different perspectives.

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New Book Traces Shirley Chisholm’s Radical Embrace of Black Feminism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curwood (The University of North Carolina Press) is a fascinating and timely book that traces the political trajectory of the first African American congresswoman who would later break barriers as the first Black major party presidential candidate. That’s why Curwood’s book is so important.

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Free Expression Group Sues Florida School District Over Book Bans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Free expression organization PEN America is suing Florida’s Escambia County School District and School Board, alleging that the district’s recent book bans areunconstitutional. Joining PEN are authors, parents, and the largest book publisher in the country: Penguin Random House.

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