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

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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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Book launches: Higher Education for Good

Catherine Cronin

The book, edited by Laura Czerniewicz and myself, has been published openly (with a CC BY-NC license ) by Open Book Publishers. This means that the book is free to access and to download via the publisher’s website , though you can also opt to purchase a hard copy – or ask your local library to purchase one.

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMillan Cottom’s dissertation research at Emory explored for-profit colleges, which led to her first book, Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy, which published in 2017 and catapulted her onto the national scene. “I McMillan Cottom’s second book, THICK: And Other Essays, was published in 2019.

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Yale Pledges $10M Toward HBCU Partnerships, Following Slavery Apology

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Yale University has pledged $10 million toward an initiative to strengthen its relationship with historically Black colleges and universities in the realm of research, teaching, and student access. Esdaile complained about the book, Yale and Slavery: A History , published alongside Yale’s apology. Connecticut NAACP President Scot X.