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A Tribute to Dr. James A. Banks — The Father of Multicultural Education: In These Troubling Anti-EDI Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Further, · “individuals who know the world only from their own cultural perspectives are denied important parts of the human experience and are culturally and ethnically encapsulated” (p.1). 1. Again, it is baffling — how can anti-EDI supporters be opposed to rigor? To problem-solving? · An Equity Pedagogy. Dr. Donna Y.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recommendations: · Pre-work: University should provide departments with an anonymous, structured evaluation forms (with decision criteria and clear rubrics, just as is used to facilitate fairness in student grading) to rate the candidate both quantitatively and qualitatively. Dr. Donna Y.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Recruits develop cognitive skills that facilitate trust, legitimacy, and policing practices. While the early cultural competence research occurred in health and human services, effective policing also necessitates relating to people, earning trust, and being culturally competent.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In Also, internships—both paid and non-paid—have been established with Mary Kay, Inc.,

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A Night to Remember: TaxStatus® & SSS Launch Party at NAIS 2025

School & Student Services by Community Brands

The integration between TaxStatus and SSS provides a seamless solution for schools by: Eliminating manual tax document collection: No more waiting for parents to submit tax returns or tracking down missing paperwork. Ensuring data accuracy: Direct IRS integration removes the potential for human error and discrepancies in financial data.

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How Carleton College’s CTO increased staff diversity in IT

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It is well-documented that job descriptions in predominantly male industries (including IT) tend to include male-coded terminology. It also helps humanize the role. Facilitate the work of the team. . stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Provide the ITS leadership group with status reports of team activities.

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Capabilities Approach & open education

Catherine Cronin

The theory was a significant contribution in the field of human development, encouraging a move beyond blunt indicators like GDP and income levels to assess poverty (Nussbaum, 2011a ) and providing new ways of evaluating the quality of the lives of individuals and societies (Robeyns, 2017 ). Making resources legally accessible (e.g.