Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River State College. Cronin holds a doctorate in education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction from the University of Sarasota; an M.S.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. So, when the teaching about race, inequality, and DE&I efforts come under attack, how should higher education leaders respond?

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APRIL 18, 2024

Teaching is a rewarding but challenging profession, often with lower wages than other public sector jobs. Complicating matters further, many states face contentious political debates over their K-12 curriculum, affecting educators’ relationships with parents and families.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

The school is “committed to preparing diverse leaders” and pledges “accountability and transparency, as well as consistent engagement to ensure that we create and maintain an inclusive environment.” So you have to be able to look at pedagogy, you have to be able to look at curriculum. What are we teaching? Who’s teaching it?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

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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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, it is necessary to recognize the fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action, which continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape. See themselves reflected in the curriculum and in the faculty. As part of the ongoing battle, Texas Gov. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Traci Morris, a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, has worked with Native American tribes, tribal businesses as well as artists and non-profits; she has also written a college-accredited curriculum in Native American new media and has advocated for digital inclusion on Capitol Hill and before the Federal Communications Commission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We use languages that are not inclusive. We have to figure out a way to educate university folks to be more inclusive,” said Hall, citing training tools like undocumented ally training. Faculty can also bring the work and stories of undocumented immigrants into their curriculum. They don’t feel like they belong,” said Hall. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. It’s a specialized, accelerated, elite experience,” he said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I want to bring us together, to experience this moment, to breathe in our collective humanity,” said Suh, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at Texas State University. We posit that we can no longer teach Black history without teaching Black joy,” said Ekpe. Doctoral student Sam Owen has taken courses with Suh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In In addition to Jaamal’s hiring, there were requests for the creation of a committee to address discrimination, racism, diversity, and inclusion concerns. My classes reinforce that: a.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

The T-PREP (Partnership for Rural Educator Program) allows students who want to remain in the local community to earn a four-year degree and a teaching license. Some faculty also have developed an active learning institute, which has been informative for other faculty by creating more inclusive environments.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had to figure out how to slip the material into the pre-designed curriculum. The experience was isolating. They were hiring three.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In 1998, he began teaching at the University of Alabama, and then joined the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he rose to full professor, department head, associate dean for graduate studies and research, and ultimately dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. After receiving his B.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Even in the teaching evaluations, students talk about how their thinking has been transformed through the class.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

“It’s one of the reasons I’m so sad with the attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in southern states, because they are diversifying fast and DEI is a practical response to making sure you have a work environment that’s collaborative and successful for all the members of the campus, and that includes your students.”

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AUGUST 21, 2023

“My academic discipline is audiology and hearing science, so it was to my delight when Aja started to tell me about her passion for American Sign Language (ASL), her interest in the Deaf community, and her passion for creating inclusive environments for people who are Deaf and/or hard-of-hearing,” Lauren said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We also have a lot of supports built into our curriculum,” she says. Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The campus movement helped open the space for Black studies, and Black studies as a discipline in return would provide the curriculum that looks at the African American perspective. I taught Quest course (part of UF’s general education curriculum) with 66 students and a TA (teaching assistant); I never had a TA in my life,” Canton says. “I

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JANUARY 26, 2023

At that time, my white classmates were in the majority, however, she created an environment that was inclusive while instilling a sense of Black pride that resonates with me until this day. In this same spirit, we interrogate measures, theories, and curriculum to expose “cultureblindness” and cultural assaultiveness.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I believe that this was in the third grade when my district tested all of the children for inclusion in the gifted education programs. Curriculum and instruction must be rigorous and relevant. I recall taking the test, and being included in the group of “gifted” children who were exposed to higher levels of reading and math.

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For instance, AP teachers are required to align their teaching with the high standards set by the College Board, which involves creating detailed course materials that meet specific curriculum requirements. These programs happen outside compensated months for most staff and schools actually have to PAY to participate.

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In addition, Abigail Dan, a doctoral student at UBC, wrote an excellent, and widely circulated, blog post with five practical suggestions for those teaching first generation students.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” My youthful scholarship and service efforts were rewarded by admission to Yale University , where I majored in Political Science, and then Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) , where I pursued a curriculum that placed a particular emphasis on legislative advocacy.

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AUGUST 27, 2017

Tanner, “Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity”, CBE–Life Sciences Education 2013 and “Acknowledging Class in the Classroom ” by Carleton TRIO/SSS staff). Clearly convey expectations for assignments: (From Transparency in Teaching and Learning Project ).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As associate director of the university’s Center for Advancement of Teaching, Rahming oversees FSU’s Learning Assistant Program, which has yielded impressive results in helping students excel in some of the school’s high-enrollment, lower-division courses that provide the foundation for learning in late courses. The concept is quite simple.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Courtney Temple , executive vice president and chief administrative officer at IIE, expressed, “The push for greater access and inclusivity in education is a long-term, collaborative practice. When organizations like the Council for Opportunity in Education join us, it affirms that IIE is going in the right direction.”

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ATU’s Centre for Sustainability aims to “embed sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core guiding principles across all activities” in ATU with a particular focus on curriculum, campus management and operations, community engagement, collaborative research and culture.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The topics, he added, should be embedded into the curriculum. Most high schools now don't teach civics anymore,” said Ward, who is one of the HBCU Center’s senior fellows. We’ve got to teach civics.” The leaders said that HBCUs must control their own narrative.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Teaching homeplace: How teachers can cultivate Black joy through culturally responsive practices in the classroom. Ford Cultivating Black joy is critical, given censorship placed in schools, on Black bodies, and in the curriculum. This concept also argues that implementing culturally responsive teaching practices (i.e.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

When she arrived at Mary Baldwin, her vision included getting to know the community, elevating existing programs, and supporting the school’s diversity and inclusivity. Diversity and inclusivity are priorities for Fox. Faculty should be committed to teaching the diverse student body. “I I also like breadth and depth,” Fox said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling. Connecting Black students with each other made them feel stronger and more determined to support each other through the curriculum. “It When she completed her Ph.D., It was a matter in many cases of asking the students, ‘What do you need?’”

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This past summer Carol Trosset completed a study tracking the class that entered Carleton in Fall 2015 and their use of the Writing Center , their performance in writing-rich courses, and their performance on the sophomore writing portfolio. The results were striking.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

The governor has even promoted the idea that teaching about anti-Black racism in U.S. It’s hard to believe that today there is still resistance to teaching Black history in schools — from the history of enslavement to the Black Lives Matter movement. He instituted Black History Week, which is now called Black History Month.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Educators must understand how to create and implement a curriculum that is antiracist and culturally responsive. At The Ohio State University, I teach a course by this title in the College of Education and Human Ecology. It is part of an antiracist certificate (described below).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders. However, their approach does not align with the broader vision of equity advocates striving to create an inclusive educational system.

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