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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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). This work is necessary for advancing higher education, student success, and our economy.”

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

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Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This project will transform the student experience in STEM at Furman,” said Dr. Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times

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She and other scholars underlined the critical importance of HBCUs and an inclusive, expansive history curriculum being taught to students K-12 and beyond. Yet despite the back and forth between Florida and the College Board, the program has now spread to 700 schools with nearly 13,000 students enrolled.

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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 University, a Historically Black university in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education: From Admission through Completion from The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ETS. Its instructional curriculum is built on a series of four courses.

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Wayne State University Receives $6 Million Grant for Humanities Faculty Cluster Hire and Black Studies Center

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This grant propels us to build a more inclusive curriculum, a broader research agenda, and deeper impact on our community by dramatically increasing the number of faculty members whose work centers the Black experience.” Roy Wilson, President of Wayne State. “We

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Natural Allies: How Diversity Leaders and Community Engagement Leaders Build Democracy Together

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Across the country, state legislators have been debating—and in several cases passing— legislation that censors teaching and learning, threatens academic freedom, and limits or eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and efforts both on and off campuses.

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An Invisible Population: Black Undocumented Students

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“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. We use languages that are not inclusive. Numerically, Black undocumented students are in the minority, said Hall.

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