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ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy

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Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 A number of ASU faculty will contribute and particiupate in the project. The project will also develop an online mentorship program for teachers, the Professional Learning Network (PLN), so that they can connect with ASU faculty for support during the program.

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LAKIA M. SCOTT

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Scott has been appointed assistant provost for faculty development and diversity at Yale University. in curriculum and instruction at Prairie View A&M University, and a Ph. in curriculum and instruction at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Scott Lakia M.

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The Consuming Effects of Commodifying Education on Faculty Members

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For this piece, we identify the function and effects of neoliberalism on the relationships among graduate students and faculty. Neoliberalism’s intrusion in higher education causes students to expect high return-on-investment; correspondingly, faculty are expected to be superhuman workers. Dr. Cathryn B.

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Morgan State University Wins 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education

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Morgan State’s Teaching Assistant Project (TAP) – created by its School of Graduate Studies – includes features aimed at providing development of instructional skills, fostering a community of learners and coaches, and ensuring development of a teaching philosophy that fully embraces inclusion and diversity.

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Panel Promotes Teaching

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The world is rapidly changing, and so is the educational landscape, said panelist Marcus Penny, a STEM instructional coach for Boston Public Schools. Individuals do not need to be limited to the public school system and to traditional avenues of education in order to attain their education.

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Page Appointed President of Stillman College

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Page was a United Negro College Fund/Mellon International Faculty Seminar Fellow and is a certified Supplemental Instruction Supervisor. Over her career, Page has secured about $40 million in funding to support curriculum redesign and faculty professional development.

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Fuentes Earns the AAHHE Mildred García Founders' Award

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in curriculum and instruction from the Pennsylvania State University. His mother served as principal in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a community represented by almost 50% Latinos. Fuentes holds a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and a master’s in multicultural and bilingual from The University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Ph.D.