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Scholars Respond to Chauvin Conviction

From coast to coast, scholars reacted with a sense of relief over the conviction of Derek Chauvin—the former police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis last May—but cautioned that the fight for racial justice continues.

April 20, 2021

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AAC&U Diversity Conference Kicks Off With Several Truth and Dares for Academia

An urgent game of truth or dare kicked off The Association of American Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success on Wednesday. The theme of the three-day, virtual conference is “Upholding These Truths: Equity, Diversity, and Democracy.”

March 25, 2021

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William Paterson University Creates New Diversity Fellowship for Doctoral Candidates

Under a new fellowship program, William Paterson University of New Jersey aims to support doctoral candidates from underrepresented backgrounds through mentorship and research assistance. The fellowship is set to begin in August 2021 and is open to doctoral candidates pursuing the areas of educational leadership, psychology, music, management, communication disorders, marketing and sales, the school […]

January 11, 2021

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Halloween, a Season for Racist Costumes

The season for trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns and watching horror movies has arrived. Halloween will inevitably mean trouble on college campuses as many students will choose to dress in culturally offensive costumes at parties over the new two weeks

October 18, 2019

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OSU’s College of Education is Making Diverse Faculty Hiring a Top Priority

The Ohio State University’s College of Education and Human Ecology has recruited some of the nation’s top Black scholars in the fields of education to join its faculty in the Fall. The assembling of this “dream team” which includes scholars such as Drs. Donna Y. Ford, Lori Patton Davis and Edward Fletcher is part of an aggressive plan by the school’s relatively new dean to diversify the school’s faculty.

June 3, 2019

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Dr. Brian A. Burt: A Focused Future

From the moment that he catapulted into the academy, Dr. Brian A. Burt has distinguished himself as an exceptional researcher, teacher and thinker.

January 29, 2019

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Zombies in the Academy

This year’s Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) conference was exciting for me for two reasons. First, the theme “Envisioning the Woke Academy,” was brought to life by two scholars whom I admire, Drs. Lori Patton Davis and D-L Stewart. Second, this was my first ASHE conference. As a second-year doctoral student in the Higher Education Leadership program at Colorado State University, I could not contain my enthusiasm to hear from the same scholars I read in class — those who have helped me expand my critical thinking and knowledge base.

December 11, 2018

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Outgoing ASHE President Breathes New Energy into Association

“Envisioning the Woke Academy” was the idea of Dr. Lori Patton Davis, who made history last year when she was elected as the first Black woman to lead the Association for the Study of Higher Education.

November 18, 2018