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- Bostic Receives 2021 Emerging Professional Development Schools Leader Award
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College of Education & Human Development doctoral student Quintin Bostic is one of two students across the country chosen for the National Association of Professional Development Schools (NAPDS) Emerging Professional Development Schools (PDS) Leaders Award. This annual award is given in recognition of students’ service to the association, presentations made at the NAPDS annual conference and contributions to their local school-university partnerships and networks. Bostic was also named the co-chair of the National Association for Professional Development Schools Anti-Racism Committee. Read the full story by clicking here.
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- ‘Mommy, We Need to Fight Back’: How anti-Asian racism has affected one educator and her family
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Caroline Diaz, an educational leadership doctoral student in the College of Education & Human Development and director of early childhood education and nursery for the Westminster School in Atlanta, wrote this article in Education Week on how anti-Asian racism has affected her and her family.
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- How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Respectfully This Year
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This article explains the history of Cinco de Mayo and how to plan a more appropriate celebration this year that honors Mexican heritage instead of perpetuating stereotypes.
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- Debate Erupts at N.J. Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur
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A Rutgers Law student repeated an epithet from a legal case, and now Black students at the New Jersey school are calling for a policy on slurs — and apologies.
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- National Poetry Month 2021: 5 Queer Poets Who Create Outside the Margins
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Though queerness and queer artistry have gained visibility in recent years (especially within social media channels) there are still significant gaps to be addressed. This article celebrates five poets who dare to re-envision the human experience in all its multifarious glory.
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