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Leading From the Intersection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you look up the book definition of intersectionality, you can identify the sociological framework suggested by Kimberl Crenshaw in the 1980s that explains how complex power structures of individuals and groups combine, or intersect, in patterns of discrimination and privilege across multiple factors such as gender, race, and class.

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Championing Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. It was originally conceived and developed at the University of Colorado Boulder and has since grown to more than 120 other colleges.

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The Pickens Playbook Part 3: 2nd Year at Tennessee State University and MCAT Preparation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The previous two versions of the “Pickens Playbook” 7 College Readiness Moves to Make for Student Success and Year One at Tennessee State University (TSU) covered the journey of George Pickens during his last year at Miami Northwestern Senior High School and first year at Tennessee State University (TSU).

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What’s Working Outside the Classroom: New Insights on What’s Really Driving Success

Civitas Learning

When we talk about student success, it’s easy to focus on the classroom. Findings from the 2025 Student Success Impact Report reinforce a powerful truth: supplemental instruction (SI), tutoring, and writing centers aren’t just add-ons—they’re foundational to a healthy student success model.

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I wanted to throw the government’s own book right back at them,” said Webb. By examining history with a criminal law book at hand, Webb found evidence to charge the U.S. All instruction will be virtual, live, and accessible across the country. I want measured results,” said Webb. “I I’m hoping for a positive change.

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HEER Funding Kept Community Colleges Open and Students Enrolled

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Emergency funds for these students covered a range of needs, from housing and food insecurity to helping students cover the cost of their books, paying off any accrued debts or fines, or providing free or for-loan laptops, allowing access to online instruction, the go-to when in-person gatherings were shut down.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This experience served as the fundamental reason I focused my dissertation and first book on gifted and talented Black students who became underachievers. 12. What curricular and instructional strategies, content, and materials promote critical thinking and problem solving while honoring the culture of Black students?

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