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Professor to ‘hold space’ for students of color: ‘I see your pain, grief, anger’

Mateo Guillamont - Florida State University — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 04:05:37 +0000

A University of Florida professor makes a pledge to his students of color each year on the top of his syllabus that he will “hold space” for them and embed antiracism into his teaching. “To my current, past and future Black, Indigenous, students of Color: I see your pain, grief, and anger. I promise to hold space for it in and out of the classroom,” writes business Professor Jamie Kraft at the…

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College admissions consultants argue race still considerable despite Supreme Court ruling

Mateo Guillamont - Florida State University — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:01:12 +0000

Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that outlawed affirmative action in university admissions decisions, some admissions consultants argue race can still be used as a factor. David Reynaldo, director of College Zoom, a consulting business, told The College Fix that campus leaders can still harness application essays to “honor the aims of affirmative action.” Essay prompts that invite…

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New North Dakota law bans mandatory diversity training in higher ed

Mateo Guillamont - Florida State University — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:20 +0000

Law also bans mandatory diversity statements Public colleges and universities in North Dakota can no longer require students or staff to undergo noncredit diversity, equity and inclusion training under a new law that takes effect Aug. 1. The legislation, sponsored by six Republican state lawmakers, also bans mandatory diversity statements in hiring and admissions. “An institution under the…

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‘Save my constitution’: Civic literacy education key to preserving America, expert argues

Mateo Guillamont - Florida State University — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:00:55 +0000

Conservative Jim Kallinger takes the U.S. Constitution very seriously. When he served in the Florida House of Representatives he was distinguished as its constitutional expert. In 2018, he helped lead the “Save My Constitution” coalition, a group of former Florida lawmakers working to abolish efforts to add progressive amendments to his state’s constitution. Today he leads the National…

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New Florida law forces universities to vastly expand Constitutional curriculum, civic literacy

Mateo Guillamont - Florida State University — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:05:28 +0000

Florida’s three largest universities must vastly expand their instruction on constitutional principles under a new law recently signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The new law refocuses three already established academic centers at Florida State, University of Florida and Florida International University, retooling them with an emphasis on nurturing patriotism and western-democratic thought through…

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