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Scholars at AABHE Conference Discuss Strategic Responses to Anti-DEI Legislation

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College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. And the presidents commission on diversity, equity and inclusion at her university has since become the presidents commission on access, opportunity and community.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” Equity, familia and servingness are woven into the college’s leadership, programs and services to foster success for all students.

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How to Keep Up with Rising Financial Aid Requests

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million in financial aid, up from $555,710 in 2004, while SAIS schools increased their financial aid from $405,396 to $1.59 Taking an equity-focused approach to ensure aid is distributed based on need rather than subjective factors. The article cites that in 2024, NAIS schools awarded over $1.6 million during the same period.

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Former Library of Congress Chief Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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The administration's criticism focused on Hayden's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and her efforts to make the library's collections more representative of America's diverse communities. Hayden's nearly five-decade career in library science has been marked by efforts to democratize access to information. She holds a B.A.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

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1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities. Dr. William B.

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Crystal McCormick Ware

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Title: Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer and Special Advisor to the President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Duquesne University Returning to her alma mater, Crystal McCormick Ware was appointed Duquesne University's inaugural chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president for diversity, equity and inclusion in November 2021.

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Study: Black Medical Students Experience Higher Rates of Attrition Than Peers

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programs between 2004 and 2012, following their enrollment status through 2020. Dr. Mayur Desai, the inaugural associate dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at the Yale School of Public Health and co-author of the study, said M.D.- The study assessed attrition rates among students who enrolled in M.D.-Ph.D.