Advancing Scholarship for the Diversity Imperative in Higher Education
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In this brief editorial the editor provides (a) a commentary on advancing the scholarship on diversity in higher education, (b) an acknowledgment of the outstanding work of the inaugural editor and editorial board, and (c) a vision for the growth and advancement of the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education (JDHE). An abbreviated content analysis of the first 4 volumes of JDHE is provided, along with suggested focal areas of future research on diversity in higher education.
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