Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

colleges and universities has steadily declined over the past seven years, with both full-time and part-time positions showing significant reductions, according to new research from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). The non-exempt staff workforce at U.S.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Mitchell is the inaugural Associate Provost for Community Engagement and a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Her primary work is to build, strengthen, and advance the community-facing efforts of the university. Evans and Andrea D.

University

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JUNE 11, 2025

Keith Curry T he enactment of California Senate Bill (SB) 1348 formally established the California Black-Serving Institutions (BSI) designation to recognize the State’s public community colleges and universities that enroll a student body that is 10 percent Black or enroll at least 1,500 Black students, among other criteria.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A massive plan to restructure the School of Education (SOE) at American University, is facing fierce opposition from students, faculty and staff. Faculty and staff at the private university in Washington, D.C. Dr. Vicky Wilkins, interim provost at American University. Students and faculty, however, have expressed concerns.

Education

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

His leadership was instrumental in recruiting and mentoring nearly 1,400 students of color between 1969 and his retirement in 2019. "Dr. Daley, dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard University, called Poussaint "a legend" and "an influential psychiatrist, scholar, and advocate for equitable access and opportunity."

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

colleges and universities increased for the second consecutive year but still lag significantly behind pre-pandemic levels, according to the American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) annual economic report released Tuesday. percent lower than they were in fall 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. in fall 2024.

Faculty

COE

JULY 15, 2025

A landmark 2019 U.S. “By honoring institutions that have made SSS practices a permanent, mission-aligned part of their work, we spotlight models that help low-income and first-generation students not only enroll but persist and graduate.” Award for Exceptional Contributions to Educational Opportunity by Terrance L.

First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

Bowman, who currently serves as dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will succeed Dr. David A. He has launched initiatives addressing pressing health challenges including firearm injury prevention, health equity, and infectious disease control. Thomas, who concludes his presidency in June.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Mary Ann Villarreal has been appointed vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). She will focus on advancing equity and student success efforts in service to undergraduate populations and academic excellence.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. I am excited about the opportunity to serve as the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center,” she said.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D., Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2024

“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity. companies do not have any female board members.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Berencea Johnson Eanes has been named the next president of California State University, Los Angeles. Eanes currently serves as president of York College, City University of New York. “I am honored to join this outstanding university and its vibrant and diverse campus community,” Eanes said. "I

University

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AUGUST 7, 2024

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlighted the confusion that such messaging creates when, after their board of governors instituted a DEI ban, university officials voted to divert $2.3 million of previously designated funding to campus police instead. million of previously designated funding to campus police instead.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In response, college and university leaders nationwide made significant commitments to improve campus racial climates. At the University of Southern California’s (USC) Race and Equity Center , we collect survey data about undergraduate students’ educational experiences concerning race and other critical topics.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The award – named after diversity and equity advocate Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.” history.

University

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. Use your platform to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within your university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs (CMSI) at Rutgers University. Dr. Marybeth Gasman, executive director of the Center for MSIs and her research team representing MSI-focused academics from across the country, have been working on the report since 2019.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

More than 39,000 people have signed an online petition for the University of Wisconsin-Madison to expel a student who used racist slurs and said she wanted Black people returned to slavery so she could abuse them, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The video was uploaded the same week that Wisconsin Republican Rep.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

UNC System President Peter Hans Diversity programs at several universities in North Carolina will be subject to critique of their institutional neutrality this fall. The policy change removes a 2019 regulation that outlines DEI positions and defines their duties at constituent institutions, effective immediately.

Compliance

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JUNE 9, 2023

He is the former president of San Francisco State University, former president of Northern Michigan University; former interim president of the University of Southern Colorado, and former vice president of academic affairs of Valley City State University. in educational psychology from Washington State University.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sophia Rahming is single-handedly helping to revolutionize peer-to-peer learning at Florida State University (FSU). It was originally conceived and developed at the University of Colorado Boulder and has since grown to more than 120 other colleges. The Learning Assistant (LA) model program is not new. The concept is quite simple.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

It's one of the new offerings coordinated by the National Education Equity Lab, an educational justice nonprofit that brings credit-bearing college courses into Title I and Title I-eligible high schools, at which large numbers of students come from families with little money. The Lab is looking to change that.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

Michael West, head of Penn State’s Department of African American Studies, has resigned from the role, alleging that leadership broke promises and questioning the school's commitment to diversity and equity, Centre Daily Times reported. Dr. Michael West West will continue to serve as a tenured professor in the department. West resigned Apr.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Meanwhile, “Making the Invisible Visible: Taking Stock of How the California State University Collects and Uses Data About Parenting Students” details the need for more data to develop more comprehensive and effective means of serving this population. Data in “The Almanac” indicates that just 1% enrolled in 2019-20 lived on campus.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

That’s the main takeaway from the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2022-23 , recently released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Universities aren’t particularly interested in doing it,” she said. But skyrocketing inflation caused a 2.4% But skyrocketing inflation caused a 2.4%

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Burt is also a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar. “We Dr. Brian A.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Valerie Paley Through a partnership with the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS), New-York Historical has been teaching CUNY students the ins and outs of museum operations via a graduate degree in Museum Studies program.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Toldson Although the College Board has significantly expanded its AP courses over the past two decades, they have not effectively addressed longstanding racial equity issues. Fair assessment is essential to achieving true education equity. African Americans deserve better. Dr. Ivory A.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; Futurist, Latinx Pacific Archive; Co-Director, Situated Critical Race and Media (SCRAM). public & private sector organizations, Brown University; M.A., ethnic studies, San Francisco State University; M.A., Guevarra, Jr.,

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Ericka Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. When Dr. Ericka Armstrong Dunbar first got the call in 2019 to proofread scripts for accuracy in Julian Fellowes’ new series The Gilded Age on HBO, she was surprised. At Alabama State University in Montgomery and Johnson C.

Curriculum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Matthews in starting what was initially a monthly newsletter on Black Issues In Higher Education , we now know the power of pathways in helping Black boys like me go from being a nerdy high school student in Richmond, Virginia, to a tenured professor at a flagship state university where the governor once stood in the Schoolhouse Door.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The virtual panel, convened by the Center for Policy Analysis and Research, explored the growing concerns surrounding the end of race-conscious admissions in colleges and universities and what these policy changes will mean for campuses nationwide. “I And this removes a tool from our toolbox to reach those goals.”

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

At the time, Darling-Hammond was an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, where she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Tate IV, the current president of Louisiana State University. Dr. Carol D.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. A data literacy workshop series offered each semester helps to foster a data-driven decision-making culture across the university.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. Queens University of Charlotte has tweaked its outreach strategy this year beginning with its very first interaction with a student. Other schools are making diversity a part of their communications from the beginning.

Communication