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Spark: Elevating Scholarship on Social Issues

The Online Magazine of the National Center for Institutional Diversity

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    Miseducating The Public

    Miseducating The Public

    Anti-CRT Movement, Rhetoric, Policy and Impact
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jan 31
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    Living an LGBTQIA2+ Life

    Living an LGBTQIA2+ Life

    Enacting Health Justice for a Flourishing Future
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Oct 10, 2022
    Understanding Sexual Harassment through an Anti-Racist Lens

    Understanding Sexual Harassment through an Anti-Racist Lens

    By Elizabeth Cole
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jun 1, 2022
    Environmental Racism and Justice

    Environmental Racism and Justice

    Introduction by Series Curator Amy J. Schulz, Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and University Diversity…
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jun 5, 2022
    The Intersection of Power, Race, and Commerce

    The Intersection of Power, Race, and Commerce

    Introduction by series curators, Dr. Roland L. Leak, associate professor of marketing at North Carolina A&T, and Rebekah Modrak, professor…
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    May 30, 2021
    Unmasked: Anti-Asian Violence amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Unmasked: Anti-Asian Violence amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Introduction by series curator Melissa Borja, assistant professor in the Department of American Culture at the University of Michigan.
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jun 24, 2020
    Immigration, Voter Suppression, and Political Engagement in the 2020 Election

    Immigration, Voter Suppression, and Political Engagement in the 2020 Election

    Introduction by series curator Dr. Mara Ostfeld, University of Michigan
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Oct 26, 2020
    Trending Essays
    High School Students Are Not Going to Stop Thinking Critically

    High School Students Are Not Going to Stop Thinking Critically

    Responding to Attacks on Antiracist Teaching
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jan 31
    Mapping the Origins and Evolutions of Black Scholar Activism

    Mapping the Origins and Evolutions of Black Scholar Activism

    By Channing Mathews, MS, Andres Pinedo, Charles Wilkes, MAT, and Matthew Diemer, PhD
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Feb 28, 2019
    Toxic Communities of Color: Reparation and Rebirth

    Toxic Communities of Color: Reparation and Rebirth

    A Story Told in Black and White: Segregation and Injustice in Port Arthur
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jun 5, 2022
    Dr. Change Agent: How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love Committees

    Dr. Change Agent: How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love Committees

    In focusing on the lost time, we underemphasize our ability to have meaningful impact on our work environment and possibly beyond.
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    Kentaro Toyama
    Sep 10, 2018
    College Students, Campus Culture, and Political Participation

    College Students, Campus Culture, and Political Participation

    By Caroline Harper
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Jan 8, 2019
    Parenting at the Intersections in the Academy

    Parenting at the Intersections in the Academy

    A Series on Raising Children as Faculty and Students
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    National Center for Institutional Diversity
    Apr 2, 2019
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