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Can Labor Save Higher Education as a Public Good?

NonProfit Quarterly

They include a spate of police actions on campuses , anti-DEI and anti-tenure legislation, academic freedom lawsuits , weaponization of accreditation , and political tests for everything from curriculum to top institutional leadership. Colleges and universities depend critically on the labor power of all who work in them.

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Navigating Climate Justice: Empowering BIPOC Youth with Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

NonProfit Quarterly

For instance, incorporating curriculum elements that highlight local and global examples of climate injustice can provide students with a concrete understanding of how climate change and racial injustice intersect in their communities and beyond. (See GeoJournal 60, no. 2 (June 2004): 191. 4 (August 2016), 1.

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Training and Education Advisory Committee: Applications

MNA Association

Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA) is seeking interested individuals to be part of our Training and Education Advisory Committee (TEACh ), advising and informing MNAs programming, curriculum development, and conferences. Applications received by March 11 th will receive priority.

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Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits to Meet the Moment

NonProfit PRO

Harvard University Harvard University has been in the news for its legal battle with the Trump Administration over whether the government could exert political control over its hiring, admissions and academic curriculum. This response was met with widespread support from a range of civil society.

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Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Purpose-Driven Organizations to Meet the Moment

NonProfit PRO

Harvard University Harvard University has been in the news for its legal battle with the Trump Administration over whether the government could exert political control over its hiring, admissions and academic curriculum. This response was met with widespread support from a range of civil society.

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On the Front Lines: How Campus Organizing Can Inform Movements Today

NonProfit Quarterly

Karma Chávez, a University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) professor who works with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine Network (FSJP), has been an active participant in efforts to preserve diversity, equity, and inclusion in Texas higher education.

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Why Common Core Will Fail

Ken Goldstein

The latest in educational "fixes," promoted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Governors Association, and the Obama administration, the Common Core initiative was developed "to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce." Not so in Boyle Heights.