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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bumphus CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable 15-year tenure that helped reshape higher education access nationwide. In 2013, Bumphus was awarded the Diverse Champions award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From a sample of over 560,000 first year, first time community college students and over 32,000 instructors in Texas between 2013 and 2020, researchers found that 77% of white students experienced a racial match. Creating an opportunity for students to share their full selves in a mentoring space is important,” said Griffin. “I

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After a Successful Tenure, Hauser Prepares to Pass the Torch

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s how Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser became president of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) in 2013. Hauser had always admired the institution because of its unique, tax-based funding, its open-access dual-mission purpose, and its location, nestled into the scenic western slope of the Rocky Mountains.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an institution, we are actually not a stranger to making sure that education is accessible,” says Patterson-Stephens, pointing out that CMU was one of the first institutions in the state of Michigan in the 1800s to provide educational support to the children of migrant workers. Patterson-Stephens serves on the MCT board of directors.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Fighting Back: Implicit Bias, Micro-aggressions, and Micro-resistance

Clair Kamp Dush

Rather, implicit biases are not accessible through introspection.”. They help targeted people “cope with micro-aggressions” ( Ganote, Cheung, Souza ; Irey, 2013, pp. Increasing your social resources by participating in mentoring programs, cultivating multiple and diverse mentors , and practicing gratitude.

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2022: Reemerging, Growing, and Evolving

The University Innovation Alliance

The number of annual graduates of color at UIA institutions has increased 93% from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022. To access the Lab as a non-UIA member, please add your name to our wait list. They mentor and supervise UIA Fellows, convene student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability for their presidents and chancellors. •