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Writer-Professor Explores the Voyage of ‘Becoming'

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her scholarly interests encompass topics surrounding the experience of Black women, such as the erasure of contributions, identity in digital spaces, cultural and collective memory, and mass incarceration. Hill Courtesy: Beowulf Sheehan "That was for me," says Hill, adding that some of her family members had believed “artists died poor.”

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Professor, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., mass communication, Indiana University; and Ph.D., mass communication, Indiana University; and Ph.D., It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Scholar Examines the Intersection of Black and Latino Identity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My work is really about uncovering stories about Blackness within the Latino community," says Clealand, an associate professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. “My My work brings out the data and the stories of Blackness within Latino communities and what that looks like."

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Active Minds, Strong Lives: Why Openness is Key To Well-Being

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You are more than just a label; you are powerful. Sign-up to be notified when our free interactive digital experience launches on May 16th, where you can put A.S.K. Want to bring this conversation to your community? This month, we’ll be sharing all the ways you can make a difference on your friends, classmates, and community.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The exclusion and omission of Black history threatens to harm not just the Black community at large but also students and the very future of the nation, experts said during a Nov. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Marcia Vandiver, associate professor of elementary education at Towson University. the NREI website stated. What am I learning?

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Unleashing Economic Opportunity: Honoring the Legacy of the March on Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

s powerful "I Have a Dream" speech, we are called to reimagine a future where economic opportunity is accessible to all Americans. Higher education institutions have the power to be catalysts for socioeconomic mobility and drivers of economic policy that creates opportunities for underserved communities. Dr. Marcus A.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collaborators will have to agree to publish digitally using Creative Commons licenses; use only the publishing platforms and resources provided by UVM Press; forgo processing charges, subscription fees, and membership requirements; engage in peer review; and maintain a rolling publication schedule for journal articles.

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