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I am starting my ACE Fellowship bootcamp tomorrow. Before descending into non-stop conversation about leadership and higher education with amazing leaders and scholars from across the country, I needed to find a little respite. I headed across the street to the Minnesota Wildife Refuge. Unexpectedly, I walked upon a lending library... Today, I re-read The Three Little Pigs and in my metaphorical imagination, I see the wolf as representing anti-DEI movement: the energy of antagonism, anger, frustration, and hate. It is persistent and non-yielding. It files lawsuits against universities, enacts legislation eliminating DEI offices and budgets, threatens faculty and students on social media, and creates unwelcoming environments, promoting the antithesis of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Those of us who are social justice activists, advocates, and allies have to fight this wolf, his huffing and puffing, and threats to blow down the diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice houses we have worked so hard to build. Yet, some of our social justice houses are made of straw, some sticks, and others bricks. But we all must be vigilant, and think of creative strategies to thwart this energy. We need a stronger counter-movement and counter-energy. We gotta be like that third little pig and outsmart, outmaneuver. I have two takeaways: Understand the “wolf” of oppression and hate and develop an underground railroad strategy. And, some books should not be read to children at all, and especially not at night. #bookbans #newblogpost #childrensbooks #lendinglibraries

“While the work of advancing educational equity is broad and varied, our experiences together share two key commonalities: First, these efforts are successful when they are supported by both youth and adults. Second, they are most successful when they are supported by the schools themselves, through resources, funding, time and access to opportunities.”- Powerful piece written by my UP youth and adult colleagues!

The organizations in Credential As You Go's cohorts have been designing and implementing incremental credentials. Discover how these organizations are structuring their credentials, the approaches they are utilizing, top competencies, their why, and so much more. ⬇️ Today, we highlight Red Rocks Community College's Early Childhood Director Certificate. See how their credential is structured and what learners are set to gain upon completion here: https://ow.ly/RcY350QurBZ #CAYG #incremental #credentialing #microcredentials #education #highereducation #nondegreecredentials #casestudies #StackAsYouGo #LearnAsYouGo #AddAsYouGo #PartnerAsYouGo

How did we make this college success program NOT feel like yet another course? We tapped program alums, now young professionals in the field, to share their post-program journeys. Scholars felt seen, supported, and inspired for the road ahead. When you're developing a course at your organization, how do you bring your community into the process?

You can now watch our annual lecture on our YouTube channel. Last month Mike Fitts, President of Tulane University addressed sector leaders on the role Tulane has played in revitalising New Orleans. Watch the full lecture below and read the transcript here: #community #trulycivic #highereducation #UPPFLecture23

Librarians are critical to the success of every child. To eliminate their positions in any school is a disservice to the integrity of education. Stories are key to learning and who better to help tell those stories than librarians? #keeplibrariansinschools #fundlibrarians #keepthestoriesalive

The power of collaboration... At The Spark Movement we're passionate about co-creating new ideas to reinvent the world for children and young people. Many of us feel that our current systems aren't fit for purpose, yet we can also feel like 'outliers' in our call for something new - it's isolating being at the forefront of the unknown. That's why we created the Spark Seeds Network - a space for conscious, heart-centred educators and parents who are calling not just for new ways of working, but new ways of thinking, being and relating. In our network meeting last night we were joined by UpliftKids.org, a fantastic organisation that's offering something brand new (and really needed) to parents and families - a curriculum of self-discovery, blending science and spirituality to help families find their inner compass. Jon and Amanda shared so many great insights and our discussion was so rich, such as: ⚡ The importance of the shift from having an external sense of authority and giving away our power, to having an internal sense of authority and finding our 'inner compass' 💖 ⚡Balancing the impact of tech and social media for kids 💻 by helping them to come back to their body, being aware of their bodily sensations and emotions ⚡The importance of raising children in community 🌍 and creating our own communities in lieu of what was once found in our neighbourhood or within our extended families ⚡Giving children 'joy snacks' 🙌 - finding little moments of joy throughout the day ⚡Exploring emotions with children, using the analogy of emotions as weather 🌦 which comes and goes and is ever-changing, stepping into the role of observer of our feelings, instead of letting feelings own us Check out https://upliftkids.org to learn more 💡 and join us for our next Network meeting on Monday 20th May ➡ https://lnkd.in/eesUuXGq

A plea to all in the education and human services fields: please watch or listen to this video as an introduction to the nonprofit organization Heterodox Academy. The word is spreading about the value of viewpoint diversity, intellectual humility, and open inquiry. Consider what you can do to reach across partisan divides, answer vitriole and fearmongering with kindness and truth-seeking, and make space for the respectful disagreement and civil dialogue that drive meaningful innovation and healthy development of young minds.

Building academic resilience - how a landmark study gave an insight into what makes some children successful