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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. In between tracing the historiography of higher education in the U.S.,

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S.

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Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to a report released by the American Council on Education (ACE). This data is right in front of our face, and we have to decide where in higher education we want to go?"

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

“I am grateful for the opportunity to give back to my alma mater by using the leadership and professional skills I’ve gained from a career in higher education.” Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice. Dillon holds a Ph.D. in English from Whittier.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2023

The Ivy League, with some of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S., Taylor Odle, assistant professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I He said Columbia seriously considered female candidates prior to the hiring of outgoing President Lee Bollinger in 2002.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. Like most people, I did not set out to lead an institution of higher education,” he added. “I

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

In 2002, Diverse named Vinson an Emerging Scholar. A gender imbalance also exists at Howard – Over 70% of Howard’s 9,800 undergrads last fall were women – an issue many other HBCUs have also encountered.

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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

David Johns, NBJC; Dr. Ellen Pinderhughes, Tufts University; Angela Patton, Girls for a Change; and Eunique Jones Gibson, Because of Them, We Can Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “In the words of Wilma Rudolph, ‘never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S.

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Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Named Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Throughout my career in higher education, I have been a strong proponent of student achievement," said Hargrove in a statement following his appointment. "I Hargrove's career in higher education spans decades.

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Higher Education’s Moment: Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Equity

Supporting Student Success

APRIL 13, 2021

Throughout its history, higher education has sought to introduce students to the perspectives of a global citizenship. To effectively educate students through a global lens requires institutions confront issues of inequity. To effectively educate students through a global lens requires institutions confront issues of inequity.

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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 9, 2024

Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline A Conversation With Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven Elana Thu, 08/15/2024 - 18:01 Image College to Career First Generation Weekly Wisdom Braven is an inspiring organization: a nonprofit that partners with higher education institutions to guide their graduates into the workforce.

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Consider Best Value Colleges

College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

Other publications with Best Colleges rankings include Forbes, Princeton Review, Money, Kiplinger, New York Times Higher Education, and the Wall Street Journal. To develop their rankings, publishers use proprietary algorithms that reflect their judgment on what contributes most to the quality of a college education.

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Consider Best Value Colleges

College Planners of America

MARCH 26, 2024

Other publications with Best Colleges rankings include Forbes, Princeton Review, Money, Kiplinger, New York Times Higher Education, and the Wall Street Journal. To develop their rankings, publishers use proprietary algorithms that reflect their judgment on what contributes most to the quality of a college education.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I will highlight some of my own reflections on promising areas for institutional action based on my policy and practice work within higher education. This can include institutionally (faculty / staff) supported student groups (e.g. Mitigating Barriers. Shifting Cultures: Broad Awareness.

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Fry to Become Temple’s 15th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 4, 2024

He previously served as president of Franklin and Marshall College from 2002– 2010, and as executive vice president at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Lafayette College, he holds an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business. This is a great day for Temple University.

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In Memoriam

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In 2024, the nation lost a number of individuals who were passionate for helping to ensure that higher education remained accessible and diverse. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, a fierce champion for higher education, died in July at the age of 74, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Christopher Edley Jr. Her son, Marc H.

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New Leadership Carries the University Forward

The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 6, 2023

This is an instructive moment at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where Dr. Here I'm in service to thousands of students and all the faculty and staff, and the day that it doesn't feel like a privilege is the day I should quit. I want my faculty and staff to reflect that diversity. That's the core value, I think."

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

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