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  Teen Vogue

  Class Dismissed, New Book by Anthony Jack, Explores Challenges for Low-Income Students

  August 14, 2024

  According to Anthony Abraham Jack, inequality is suffused throughout the undergraduate experience—and that includes where students work.
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  Contexts

  Class Dismissed: Q&A with Anthony Abraham Jack

  August 13, 2024

  Anthony Abraham Jack joins Emma van Stee to discuss his new book, Class Dismissed, which delves into the inequalities that college students face, especially students of color.
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  WBUR

  ‘Class Dismissed’ Explores How Universities Fail Students of Color

  August 8, 2024

  Anthony Abraham Jack joins WBUR’s Deepa Fernandes to discuss his new book, Class Dismissed, in which he explores how inequality on college campuses impedes the success of students of color.
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  Bostonia

  A Commitment to Early Childhood Education

  August 7, 2024

  Boston University donors recently established the Lucy Wheelock Fellowship Fund, which provides tuition assistance to graduate students in early childhood at BU Wheelock.
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  Times Higher Education

  What Now for DEI in the US?

  August 1, 2024

  After race-based affirmative action was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2023, higher education leaders are rethinking how to attract and retain racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse students, faculty, and staff. Anthony Abraham Jack weighs in.
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  Times Higher Education

  Disaggregating DEI

  August 1, 2024

  Equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives have been a source of political contention in the US and UK, and many academics struggle to define what EDI means, who benefits, and what policies should be pursued. Anthony Abraham Jack is quoted.
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  Inside Higher Ed

  Starving College Students

  July 30, 2024

  Low-income college students often face food insecurity, but they are often ineligible for SNAP benefits without meeting strict work requirements. Mary Churchill proposes new policy solutions to expand students' access to the program.
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  BU Today

  Was the Shooting of Donald Trump “Political Violence” or Something Else?

  July 29, 2024

  As debate surrounds the July 13 attempted assassination of Donald Trump, some experts, including Professor Melissa Holt, believe the shooter's experience of school bullying may have been a contributing factor.
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  Bostonia

  BU Alum in Paris Keeping Olympians’ Minds Sharp and Healthy

  July 29, 2024

  Karen Lo (Wheelock'13), a sport psychologist, discusses the ways she supports athletes' mental health and preparedness in high-stakes competitions like the Olympics.
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  BU Today

  Penny Bishop, Adolescent Development Scholar, Appointed New Dean of Wheelock

  July 29, 2024

  BU Wheelock Dean Penny Bishop is interviewed about her work in higher education leadership, the path she took to her current career, and the most exciting part about becoming the new dean.
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  Yahoo News

  Not Everyone Is on Board with Proposed Literacy Policy to Hold Back Third Graders

  July 23, 2024

  Maryland is considering holding back third-grade students who struggle with reading, but this practice is controversial among experts. Research from a Wheelock Educational Policy Center report is cited.
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  USA Today

  How Simone Biles Kicked Down the Door for Team USA Olympians to Discuss Mental Health

  July 19, 2024

  After Olympian Simone Biles began to discuss her mental health openly, other athletes started feeling more comfortable doing so. According to Edson Filho, this newfound openness helps combat stigma.