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MAY 14, 2024

Faculty representatives at the University of Pittsburgh have ratified the first union contract that sets a salary and wage minimum for workers at the university. The tentative agreement is over two years in the making since the university’s faculty voted to unionize as the USW–Union of Pitt Faculty. all faculty.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Words of Wisdom for new faculty: Challenges alone dont define you, but rather it is how you respond to challenges that make the difference. in educational leadership, enabling her to deepen her impact by developing innovative strategies to improve access, equity, and success in higher education. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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MARCH 31, 2025

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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JUNE 26, 2023

Since the 2015 launch of Graduation Initiative 2025, a state-backed project to improve graduation rates, the California State University system (CSU) has made significant progress, with students from all groups earning degrees at higher rates. The report drew praise from higher ed equity experts. “It But disparities persist.

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APRIL 9, 2025

The recent Moodys downgrade of the 2025 U.S. This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. higher education.

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MAY 13, 2025

DuBois Bowman, a 1992 graduate and nationally recognized public health leader, will become the College's 13th president effective July 15, 2025. I am excited to partner with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters to build on our legacy and write the next chapter of Morehouse's transformative story."

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MARCH 6, 2025

Johnson has more than 30 years of higher education experience as a faculty member, researcher and administrator. Previously, she joined the IUPUI faculty in 1993 and ascended through the ranks as a department chair, dean and associate vice chancellor for undergraduate education, prior to her role as chief academic officer.

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JUNE 10, 2024

Dr. Terri Gomez Gomez’s “deep understanding of our campus’ strengths and opportunities; her student-centered approach to leadership; her dedication to faculty and staff excellence; and her unwavering commitment to the success of our diverse students,” said President Dr. Soraya M.

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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. For faculty members: As educators, you have a profound influence on shaping future leaders.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The measure is effective starting in 2025. With this vote, the Board of Trustees has taken an important step to advance diversity, equity and inclusion at CUNY,” said CUNY Board of Trustees Chairperson William C. Nor will classes be held March 31, 2025, for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

In February 2023, the workgroup hosted three virtual listening forums, respectively targeting Black students, Black faculty, and Black staff across CSU’s 23 universities. strategies that support faculty and staff in support of Black student success; and 3.) Parham and Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, co-chairs for the workgroup.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

The 2025 coalition meetings will begin in February 2025, Black History Month, and will continue monthly until the end of the academic year. The 2025 scholar series will begin in January 2025 and continue through July 2025 leading to the culminating August conference. Submit a proposal to present at #CBCE25 today!

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MARCH 6, 2025

Dr. Jenkins currently serves as Associate Provost for Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina. She is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institutions Center for Community Wellbeing and a faculty trainer with the University of Southern Californias Race & Equity Center.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Winn is the Excellence in Learning Graduate School of Education Professor and Faculty Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning's Equity in Learning Initiative. She is the Principal Investigator for the Futuring for Equity Lab. She is also the President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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MARCH 6, 2025

With over 25 years of administrative, research, and teaching experience in various higher education settings, Vega transitioned to academia as a faculty member and has significantly contributed to the Master of Arts in Higher Education program at Montclair State University since 2017. Vega earned her Ed.D.

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MARCH 4, 2024

It recommended that Brown continue to evaluate data on applicants with family connections and consider the questions and principles raised by the committee, with attention to the policies and practices that will best serve goals of academic excellence, equity, access, and diversity. “I

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MARCH 6, 2025

Ariella Robbins is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Villanova University, a post she has held since November 2024. Robbins also established Employee Resource Groups to provide support and engagement to faculty and staff.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

She says she often asks herself: “How do we create equity and justice in these spaces that I occupy, where I know first-hand that equity and justice are absent?” From that sense of urgency, Vassar created CBCE to allow educators to learn from and support each other to advance equity and justice for Black children.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Our team just returned from the annual NAIS Thrive 2025 conference, held from February 2628 in Nashville, TN. Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success. Missed us at NAIS Thrive? Lets connect!

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JULY 20, 2024

The aim for active listening to students, staff, faculty, community members, and UofL stakeholders anchors my work in making impactful connections, and my team’s efforts in student coaching and leadership development, cultural programming, and resource-sharing,” says Bennett.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Her departure from the university meant she would step away from her role as president one year before the conclusion of the school’s 2025 strategic plan. Experts say that faculty, administration, alumni, and even current students have a role to play in influencing the stability of their university’s executive office. says Kimbrough.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

AAP staff works with students, faculty, and staff at those schools and at UCLA to create pathways. Alexander is working with Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to do a similar student exchange starting in the fall of 2025. “The California legislature put some caveats.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

University of California, Irvine (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Career mentors: Dr. Stephen Mattingly, UTA; Dr. Melanie Sattler, UTA Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Stay resilient and persistent. Title: Associate Professor Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.S Aim for steady progress.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Shaun Harper, University of Southern California; Dr. Dawn Johnson, Syracuse University; Dr. Candace Maddox Moore, University of Maryland, College Park Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Be unapologetic about your work. Trust in the possibility of achieving the impossible, even when it feels out of reach.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. They are the future of our sector.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Data from fall 2022 show that: Founding UIA institutions have produced over 118,500 additional degrees above baseline projections and are on track to double their 68,000 degree goal by 2025. Over 250,000 higher ed leaders, staff, faculty and advocates watch each episode across our audiences. They are the future of our sector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2025

1929 J uly 10, 2025, marks the 150th birthday of the woman who wrote that line. Fast-forward to 2025. Universities that once hashtagged #Equity during the height of Black Lives Matter are dismantling the very safeguards they pledged to build. “Center women’s labor here.” — margin note in Mary McLeod Bethune’s lesson book, ca.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity. It was also incorporated into all our new employee/new faculty orientations.

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JULY 24, 2024

Purpose CSJ has six primary areas of concentration: civic participation; economics and wealth; educational equity; the future of work; communities and environments; and organizational entities. CSJ also advances racial equity and advises public officials and policymakers on effective policies and services for communities of color.

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JULY 9, 2025

Department of Education (ED) has opened a civil rights investigation into George Mason University following questionable allegations from faculty members that the institution's diversity and inclusion policies violate federal anti-discrimination laws. GMU has pushed back against the characterization of its policies as discriminatory.

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JUNE 12, 2024

The committee was looking to set a new political tone in higher ed and reverse a perceived left-wing push at colleges and universities pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Last week, Stanford said it was requiring tests for the fall of 2025. Then, there are diversity statements for faculty seeking employment.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

McGuire of his February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague letter spelling out new rules and coercive threats for race conscious practices in education. Some institutions will likely obey in advance and scrub their websites, policies and programs of any references to race, diversity, equity, inclusion or social justice.

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MAY 13, 2025

A communication major, Sarrol hopes to transfer to a California State University system school in fall of 2025. UConn Hartfords AANAPISI project formally known as the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging, or TEAS project is being funded at $1,958,724 for five years from 2023-2028.

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DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way. Dr. Everrett A.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students June 11, 2025 — by Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D. Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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MAY 8, 2025

The summit which drew faculty, staff and students from around the world took place at the University of California, Berkeley. It became one of the many casualties of the Trump administrations crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or DEI. Under Trump 2.0,

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JULY 9, 2025

The latest flashpoint is Trump’s intensifying feud with Harvard threatening funding, international students and faculty and its non-profit status. Faced with attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); faculty speech; and academic freedom, Ono chose a strategy of avoidance. He hasn’t merely responded—he has resisted.

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