Whether colleges and universities should consider race or ethnicity as part of the admissions process has been widely debated in higher education for decades.
The US Supreme Court justices originally heard these challenges to race-conscious admissions in October in two cases: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. The lawsuits argued that admissions policies taking race into consideration discriminate against Asian American applicants and, in the case of UNC, also white students.
Experts say the June 29 ruling will have far-reaching implications for diversity on college…
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An Afghan Woman On What The Ban On Women’s Education Means
In the silence of the night, when the moonlight enveloped the world outside my bedroom, and everyone else slept warmly under their quilts, questions about the world pressed on my mind. Like the cold breeze that found its way through the cracks in our living room window despite the heavy curtains being drawn failed to stop it, my active mind stopped asking questions about the difference between the “truth” my culture offered me and the reality that contradicted it from seeing in.
I don’t know when I first felt it, but this fog of unanswered questions about things I’d witnessed…
International Health Electives: defining learning outcomes for a unique experience | BMC Medical Education
Analysis reflective reports
Contact information was available for 39 students, who were all invited to share their reflective reports (Fig. 1). A total of 33 students gave permission to analyze their reports (85%). Reports on the tropical medicine internship, public health internship and the combination internship were all taken into account. The period in which the IHEs took place was from July 2017 to February 2019. Internships took place in the following countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Uganda, Surinam, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa.
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Deductive analysis of provided 20 categories of possible…
How to Use Green Screen for Remote Teaching
Nowadays, many online ESL teachers incorporate green screens into their lectures as there are numerous ways to use them to elevate your lessons. In fact, green screens have grown so popular among online ESL teachers and students that some organizations or schools even urge their instructors to use them.
Undeniably, to get your green screen setup just right, you’ll need to sacrifice some time and money. However, the good news is that creating a green screen environment is neither difficult nor costly.
What is a Green Screen?
Green screen technology (also known as chroma keying) provides pupils with a plethora…
Florida lawmakers introduced a bill to define what ‘sex’ is in the state education code
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lawmakers’ efforts to redefine and regulate how sexual education and sexual orientation are taught in public schools remain a work in progress. Florida Rep. Stan McClain (R-Volusia) filed legislation to redefine what sex is in the state’s education code.
The Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code is the rulebook for Florida’s schools, courses, classes, and educational institutions, in essence, the official curriculum for state education.
Florida bill would ban CRT and gender studies degrees, give trustee boards more power
According to McClain’s proposal, the bill would redefine what is meant by “sex” when it comes to…
Conditional Sentences. | My English Blog
What is a Conditional?
A grammar device that shows possible results from certain situations is called a “conditional.” The presence of the word “if” will usually call attention to them, and some have actually nicknamed them “if” sentences. There are several types, but three “basic conditionals” are used most frequently.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
This situation is in the future and has a real possibility of happening.
“If Bob comes over, we will watch the game.”
There is a good likelihood that Bob will come over.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
The second also refers to the future but is quite unlikely.
“If I went…
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