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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

The current context of education is riddled with anti-Blackness that continues to find systemic ways to harm Black children and adolescents, ranging from the persistent surveillance and pushout from educational opportunities to anti-CRT legislation that prevents all students — not just Black youth — from learning about Black history and culture.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. For Fall 2021, the College of the Desert’s (COD) student headcount included 8,213 Hispanic students, 1,657 white students, 395 Asian students, 252 Black students, 28 American Indian/Alaska Native students, and seven Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island students.

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Alternative Collectives Needed for Proposed Boycott in Florida

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A different form of “carpool” system will be needed for the proposed boycott of Black student-athletes going to Florida public colleges and universities to move from proclamation to implementation. They are typically how most student-athletes receive monetary compensation through NIL deals.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming from very poor means and setting a standard for how you support one another, [he was] in this work to support students, our communities, and our nation.” He was an advocate for practices that removed barriers and also facilitated completion.” Dr. Alfredo de los Santos Jr.’s He never excluded anyone.

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Gen Z Shares How to Support Mental Health Policy

Active Minds

At Active Minds, we believe policy is key to enacting lasting mental health change – and students play a huge role in facilitating this change. From the community level, students can begin to effect change on a state or national level, especially when they choose to learn about and support mental health policy.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 22

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

This gives students more time to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form. Please refer students to the Office of Financial Aid for more information. Lowe discusses improvements that have come from that legislation, as well as barriers that still must be addressed for transfer students in California.