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100 Ways to Indigenize and Decolonize Academic Programs and Courses

Linked below is a list of 100 recommendations for how to make academic programs more inclusive of indigenous students and indigenous ways of knowing. It was compiled by Dr. Shaunee Pete at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. Read the full list of recommendations here.  Facebook Twitter Google-plus

Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellbeing – Council of Graduate Schools

Throughout the project, we are seeking guidance from an advisory committee of experts and graduate education leaders (see below), who will provide input on the research and action plan. In addition, CGS will survey its member institutions to better understand existing policies and practices for supporting graduate student mental health and factors that may impact […]

Doctoral Initiative on Minority Attrition and Completion (DIMAC) – Council of Graduate Schools

The National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program aims to address this problem by providing supports that can help underrepresented minorities complete their doctoral studies and find employment as faculty at American institutions of higher education. Evaluations of the AGEP program indicate that the numbers of underrepresented minority students enrolling […]

“A War Of Words America Is In The Middle Of A Battle Over The Meaning Of Words Like ‘Diversity’”

This is an article by Jennifer Mercieca at Texas A&M University in the United States exploring debates over how to discuss diversity in American higher education. A full version of the article can be read here. Facebook Twitter Linkedin