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AAC&U Project to Assist 12 Campuses with Equity-Center Curriculum Design

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A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

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The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. So women in leadership is not new to our institution by any stretch of the imagination. It was in our curriculum. The case is that senior leadership in business is not mostly women.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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Venture capitalist John Martinson is donating $3 million to NJIT to broaden and deepen the curriculum and real world experiences for top scholars at the Albert Dorman Honors College and throughout the university. Applications and enrollment are at record highs as is the diversity of the student body. Research activity is ahead of last year.

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Panel: Erasing Black History Threatens to Harm Black Community, Students, and Nation's Future

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Janel George The panel – part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s larger National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) Summit – brought together experts to discuss contemporary attacks against the inclusion of Black history in societal awareness and education. But they've been pushed out of a lot of leadership roles."

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FELICIA BENTON-JOHNSON

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Felicia Benton-Johnson Felicia Benton-Johnson has been appointed vice president for diversity and inclusive excellence at Clemson University.

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Educators Strategize on How to Diversify the K-12 Teaching Profession

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Political propaganda and the ongoing culture wars have made life more difficult for teachers who try to help their students understand the importance of diversity and inclusivity. “I But the political climate, she added, has gone beyond just a critique of curriculum or ideology.

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Dr. Marta Yera Cronin Appointed First Latina President of Delaware County Community College

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Cronin is no stranger to leadership. Cronin holds a doctorate in education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction from the University of Sarasota; an M.S. in reading from Barry University; and a bachelor’s degree in French from the University of Miami.