by Joyce Morales | Oct 24, 2022 | Higher Education, News
Opinion by Jill Filipovic CNN — The dismissal of a renowned chemistry professor from NYU after a spate of student complaints about his teaching has reinvigorated a series of long-standing questions about the modern academy: Are academic standards dropping? Are...
by Joyce Morales | Oct 20, 2022 | Higher Education, News, NSF
As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program has awarded 48 grants to Hispanic-serving institutions in Fiscal Year 2022 to support various...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education, STEM
This is the third conversation for Leading Practices for Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Field and Laboratory Science: A Conversation Series. The third conversation in the series will focus on specific aspects of access and inclusion for field-based research...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education
The Regents of the University of California, in partnership with the UCLA School of Nursing and the UCLA Disability Studies Program present: Disrupting Ableism in Higher Education and Beyond. Join us for a conversation between Judith Heumann, Andy Imparato, and Vivian...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education
(EdSource) – This Education Beat Podcast from 1/13/2022 features Roy Payan, a blind student who provides insight into his lived experiences navigating unintentional barriers at college. Eventually Mr. Payan filed a complaint that may land his case before the...
by Joyce Morales | Feb 22, 2022 | Accessibility, Higher Education
(Inside Higher Ed) – Even just mentioning a disability can be a red flag, writes Michele Cooke, who offers some guidelines. Reference letter–writing season is upon us, and you may be wondering how to approach writing about the disabilities of students and...
