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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I Dr. Alice Ragland live and teach in Ohio, one of the growing number of states passing legislation that claims to protect free speech and intellectual diversity in college classrooms by requiring that all opinions be heard. Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice.

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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Beyond the countless Pow Wows we attended over the years, Mom insisted we read books on our culture, and even (without much success) attempted to teach us some of our tribal language. The work of eradicating achievement gaps for Black and American Indian students is personalized in a way that is perhaps different for others.

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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A group of students at Spelman College are receiving a rare opportunity to start an investment journey through a new social impact initiative. The financial wellness initiative will offer a cohort of students a finance and investing course plus a seeded Stackwell account to begin building wealth during their college career.

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Report Finds Broad Base Skills Help Students Post-Graduation, But Inequity Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

First-generation students are less likely to earn over $50,000 after graduation, and Black graduates are the least likely to experience both economic and noneconomic benefits after acquiring these skills. These marginalized students are less likely to agree that the cost of their education was worth its price.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper. He says the piece detailed racist acts the student experienced after a late walk back to his on-campus residence hall.

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TANIA D. MITCHELL

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She serves as the Rodney Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the department of organizational leadership, policy, and development at the University of Minnesota.

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Mizzou Grad Student Aspires to Inspire the Underrepresented in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Glenn Gilyot’s research as a doctoral student in organic chemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia and the recognition he has received, while significant, pale in comparison to the satisfaction he has derived from his work with a STEM program for elementary and middle-school students. The fortunate thing is I get to do both.

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