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Na’ilah Suad Nasir Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir was voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She will assume her new role at the end of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Currently, Nasir is the president of the Spencer Foundation. During the course of her career, she has also worked as the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities […]

March 1, 2020

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Yomaira Figueroa

Raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa is a first-generation high school and college graduate. Now an assistant professor of global diaspora studies at Michigan State University, she finds the cultural shift in academia encouraging as more first-generation students continue their education and become professors.

January 28, 2020

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How Can Colleges Make Grading More Equitable?

College and university leaders are constantly asking themselves how to enroll and retain underrepresented students. According to Joe Feldman, CEO of Crescendo Education Group, there’s something every professor can do to make higher education more equitable. They can change the way they grade.

September 27, 2019

Community Colleges

Brian Murphy Set National Standard for Inclusion

Only the third president in the history of De Anza College, Dr. Brian Murphy has set a national standard not only for educational excellence, but also for a comprehensive commitment to social justice.

July 9, 2018

Faculty & Staff

Edley Rebounds, Renews Fight for Social Equity

A University of California, Berkeley law professor, Edley has co-founded a new, Berkeley-based nonprofit promoting social equity through education, using a cradle-to-career reach across four distinct demographic groups.

March 3, 2016

Sports

Williams Ensuring Cal Accountable to Athletes

H. Michael Williams, who was appointed full-time director of athletics at the University of California, Berkeley earlier this year, is trying to make the benefits more accessible to students who play in one of the institution’s 30 intercollegiate sports.

November 1, 2015

Students

UC Berkeley Launches African American Initiative

The University of California-Berkeley is taking steps toward making its campus a more welcoming environment for African-American students, faculty, and staff.

September 10, 2015