@DUHigherED of the @MCEatDU prepares critical policy and administrative leaders and scholars to advance higher education's contributions to equity and society.
Shenhaye Ferguson (PhD Candidate, @DUHigherEd) has a passion for helping students facing access challenges in #HigherEd. Learn more about how Shenhaye is rewriting the narrative through her advocacy, research, and teaching: https://t.co/OUW3SbrA4Z #DUNewsroom
Congratulations to Dr. Broom (@broom1sj) for successfully defending her dissertation titled,
“Damned if Ya Do, Damned if Ya Don’t”: A critical narrative inquiry exploring the gendered racism experienced by Black women housing professionals in higher education. #DUHigherEd
Congrats to @DrDLStewart (Prof & Dept Chair, HED) and @DUHigherED - picked to be a part of the inaugural Department Equity Action Planning cohort for @UofDenver. Their team, and 2 from CAHSS, will lead the way as part of the #R1OurWay initiative. WTG!
Congratulations to Dr. @LSisaket for successfully defending her dissertation titled, "Interrogating Whiteness in Graduate Education Culture: A Phenomenological Exploration of Southeast Asian American Graduate Student Experiences." #DUHigherEd
Too often rural assets and communities escape notice. @CeciliaOrphan and her @ARRC_Research colleagues launched a novel metric and data tool that identifies and defines Rural-Serving Institutions to bring more attention to these schools! #TopicTuesday
https://t.co/x1qSa1w1tC
NEW PROGRAM
Dissertation Research Grants
RSF is pleased to announce the new Dissertation Research Grants (DRG) program. It will support innovative and high-quality dissertation research projects that address questions relevant to RSF's priority areas.
https://t.co/GaZIjdeP6f
Important new information about the return to campus:
Given rising cases, we will begin winter/spring term with remote classes and meetings through January 17th, returning to in-person classes and meetings on January 18th.
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Support Indigenous Students attending DU:
Native American Student Support Fund: https://t.co/Bdk3clKy1v
Native American Law School Scholarship Fund: https://t.co/2brNyFLS5Y 5/5
Today marks 157 years since the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. A 2014 DU-led study determined DU Founder, John Evans, was culpable for the massacre. #DUHigherEd commits to interrogating unjust systems of higher education & recognizes our role in reconciliation & justice. 1/
Review this self-assessment tool "used by colleges and universities to get direct, actionable feedback from non-tenure-track faculty." https://t.co/8x8yoQLZhT
Huge shout out to #DUHigherEd's Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Laura Sponsler, for her significant contribution to @UofDenver@uofdenver receiving the 2021 Delphi Award.
@uofdenver was named a 2021 Delphi Award winner for “leading higher education in transforming systems to support faculty off the tenure track… [and providing] an excellent and inspiring model for other campuses”!