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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The instrument comprises 41 items about six scales: institutional environment, faculty and staff hiring, faculty and staff retention, student admissions, student retention and completion, and curriculum. But this doesn’t give schools a comprehensive picture of their efforts, or a direct sense of how developed they are.

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Research Course on African Americans in Education Held Ahead of AERA Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nearly 50 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Chicago on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. The 13th Asa G.

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Lifting As They Climb

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The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Dr. Linda Darling- Hammond The leadership of the national research society that strives to advance knowledge about education and currently boasts a membership of about 25,000 scholars — remained exclusively white until the 1990s.

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Scholars of Urban Education Gather for Solutions-Based Conference

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Over 270 sessions were offered at the conference, including a keynote address by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, one of the world's most prolific educational researchers.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. “If you look at Black students who get STEM PhDs, so many of them start at HBCUs.

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A Race Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During Howard’s second year in the graduate program, Gay, his “academic mother,” suggested that he attend the American Educational Research Association’s meeting in 1996. He says he thought that, after earning the degree, he might return to the Compton school district to work as a curriculum coordinator or literacy specialist.

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Necessary infrastructure to support interdisciplinary programs

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Faculty may also feel at capacity already, in teaching out the curriculum for existing majors, and feel they can’t add another obligation. A challenge for launching interdisciplinary programs is that faculty and deans can fail to see how participation will help their bottom line. Learn more about the program and future cohorts.