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Thriving in Academe

Thriving in Academe is a joint project of the National Education Association and the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education. This section is intended to promote ever more effective teaching and learning in higher education through dialogue among colleagues. The opinions of this feature are solely the authors' and do not reflect the views of either organization. For more information contact the co-editors: Peter Felten (pfelton@elon.edu) or Kathryn Wymer (kwymer@elon.edu) at Elon University or Con Lehane (clehane@nea.org) at the NEA.

Vive La Différence
	The Value of Diversity By Kathryn Plank and Stephanie Rohdieck
	Tales from Real Life: Exploring Our Differences
	The Assumptions We Make About Diversity
	Best Practices Different Ways of Seeing
	Issues to Consider: Obstacles To Addressing Issues of Diversity In Class
	References & Resources