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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

America is undergoing a calculated retreat in federal education policy. Our aim is to create a future where the teacher workforce mirrors our nation's diversity and every studentirrespective of their zip codereceives education from an effective, culturally responsive educator. That future is now at risk.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

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Four research questions were developed. It goes back to the support that they have,” said Dr. Erin Dunlop Velez, director of educational research at RTI International and one of the report’s authors. Espinosa said this exposes students at MSIs to research opportunities and mentoring.

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Pride in the Halls

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noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Research in Action: Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson

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MSU’s designation as a land-grant institution resonated with Jackson, who had spent much of his academic career working and studying at land-grant institutions. It reminded me of that feel, touch, and access that land-grant schools provide and that it’s a pride point for Michigan State.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.” We’re very fortunate to be one of the very few research universities to have two people of color leading it and that’s remarkable,” says Vasquez Heilig who is both Latino and Black. The school’s president, Dr. Edward B. at Stanford.

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Necessary infrastructure to support interdisciplinary programs

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There may be some costs to locating this responsibility in an AVP—one is that the role would sit squarely in the administration, which many faculty see as separated from their work as educators/researchers.

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We Must Help Save America’s Historic Black Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to a Forbes analysis, “ How America Cheated Its Black Colleges ,” Black land-grant universities have been underfunded by at least $12.8 Earlier this year, the Biden-Harris administration announced more than $16 billion in support for HBCUs , exceeding the billions in systemic underfunding. billion over the past three decades.