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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, in certain courses and majors, Black students are often discouraged or deterred from pursuing them, specifically in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In 1993, the federal government issued what we consider the most equitable and culturally responsive definition for advanced learners.

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Landscape Review Finds More Questions in Link Between Higher Ed and Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is another hole in civic engagement research: a lack of real consensus around the definition of civic or community engagement. For Hulbert, this lack of singular definition makes research that much harder. “We Dr. Ioana G. Hulbert, researcher at Ithaka S+R. It’s very widespread,” said Hulbert. “A

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Specifically, in comparison to 2019, the previous assessment year, average mathematics scores for grade 4 students were lower in 2022 for American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black, Hispanic, students of Two or More Races, and white students (see [link] ). Dr. Edward C. Fletcher Jr. Dr. Donna Y. Fletcher Jr.,

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Poll Highlights Top Concerns of Enrollment Leaders

EAB

MR: And there are many societal reasons, I think that is a good thing to do, but it's a new definition, but I work with many regional public institutions around the country whose mission has been open access and opening those doors of college opportunity, and there I think many of them are on the front line of, we are worried.

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Mental Health, Movies, and Mission: Meet the Spring 2024 Interns

Active Minds

I attended Wellesley College, graduating in 2021 and majoring in studio art with a minor in mathematics. I attend Duke University and am a neuroscience major with a certificate in human rights. If I could meet one famous person, it would definitely be SZA. I’m from Bethesda, MD. Where are you from? I am from Orlando, FL.