by Skye VanLanduyt | Mar 16, 2023 | Higher Education, News, Uncategorized
Opinion By: Juanita Ortiz and Monique Bruner The Oklahoman- Two women, a Latina and an African American both grew up with varying socioeconomic and cultural obstacles set against them. However, both were able to defy all odds and have built meaningful careers in...
by Skye VanLanduyt | Mar 16, 2023 | Accessibility, Higher Education, News
Author: Safia Abdulahi Inside Higher Ed – Jeanne Zweig, a Temple University alumna with cerebral palsy gave the institution nearly $11 million to fund scholarships for students with physical disabilities. Zweig’s funds will be used at Temple “to assist current...
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...