Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. Studies have uncovered various systemic factors that continue to impede equitable access to AP classes. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Partly because conservatives were successful in assigning negative implications to the term “affirmative action,” the expression diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) came into use to describe and facilitate processes that resulted in greater access and participation for people from marginalized communities. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

“The work that I do as a scholar is directly influenced by [the knowledge that] educators serve as critical agents to help students, particularly our minoritized students, navigate institutions that have historically struggled with facilitating access,” he said. Once Wood had access, he made the most of it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

She and other scholars underlined the critical importance of HBCUs and an inclusive, expansive history curriculum being taught to students K-12 and beyond. Dunbar shared her stories with the gathered crowd on the final day of the College Board’s "A Dream Deferred: a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Conference."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s not just taking any GE class, we’re handpicking GE classes that focus on the Black experience,” said Wood, who noted that the college curriculum will be broadly influenced by Pan-African studies. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And the diversity that New-York Historical wants to foster and accommodate goes beyond race, Paley said, which is reflected in the course curriculum. The program also offers non-traditional students an accessible and affordable pathway into the field, Puras said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Across the country, state legislators have been debating—and in several cases passing— legislation that censors teaching and learning, threatens academic freedom, and limits or eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and efforts both on and off campuses. Community engagement requires a holistic and campus-wide approach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

In each school my white peers saw themselves reflected in the curriculum, their history was presented every day within the classroom and in the library, administrative offices, and even in the halls of the school. Because of DEI, before it was a thing , I had access to resources and networks as my peers. They saw all of me (i.e.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, it is necessary to recognize the fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action, which continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape. It also means having access to resources and support services that can help them succeed. As part of the ongoing battle, Texas Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

The first Black woman in the position, she revamped the admissions process to make it more holistic, decreasing the emphasis on GPAs and GREs and adding opportunities for applicants to show their compassion, commitment to health equity, and how their life experiences had shaped them. What are we teaching? How are we teaching it?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Some are creating new programming, while others endeavor to increase access for students interested in serving the most vulnerable populations. Photo Courtesy of Dr. “With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access. Francis College. We’re diversifying the healthcare workforce.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

I want to bring us together, to experience this moment, to breathe in our collective humanity,” said Suh, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at Texas State University. to gather ideas, share information, and network with others who work to build equity and opportunity in the academic world. asked Guess.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Justice and equity are driving forces in most everything I do.” Students enroll in one of eight senior CUNY colleges, taking most courses at their home campuses where they have access to the campus honors lounge.

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And they are asking for: Accurate and accessible information about mental health. . Greater access to supportive adults with knowledge about mental health. Innovative school-based programs can give students access to the resources that they are requesting. . More platforms to talk about mental health amongst each other. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

They decry a “woke” curriculum, without defining the term so that it seemingly covers a range of potential subjects they prefer not to have examined, extending all the way from racism, sexism, antisemitism, and homophobia to climate change and environmental justice. Dr. William B. Harvey is a veteran higher education leader.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The legislative ramblings in Florida and other states seeking to remove Black history from the curriculum and revise Black history should give us pause about what historical information students will enter university with. Similarly, educators become aware of the impact of colonialism on grading practices and strive for fairness and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Further, school counselors must be trained in using an equity-based lens to help students of color explore various career options and postsecondary opportunities in preparation to enter a global, diverse, and technological workforce. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Fletcher Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. Teach Black males and their families about the hidden curriculum (e.g., Make the hidden curriculum obvious so that Black families and their sons can take the necessary steps to challenge low expectations, stereotypes, hostility, and racial profiling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

And they may be less familiar with the “hidden curriculum”—the implicit norms and knowledge that help students navigate college life. When campuses make these changes to the physical space, it makes things more accessible for all,” she said. Jon Edelman can be reached at JEdelman@DiverseEducation.com.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Ebony and Ivy details how race-based mindsets and slavery were foundational in the creation, development, and intellectual status quo of the pioneering institutions of higher learning, where institutionalized racism became embedded as part of the curriculum. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The learners shared what they’ve learned from their time at the conference, how their community college experiences transformed them, and what community colleges must still do to improve and expand access and opportunities for all. We should see our community in our curriculum,” said Stout. Thank you, everybody, for that.” Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this same spirit, we interrogate measures, theories, and curriculum to expose “cultureblindness” and cultural assaultiveness. Lack of rigor concerns low challenge, the absence of critical thinking, and less access to advanced courses. We share the goal of closing achievement, opportunity, and access gaps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

The end result, " Microcredentials and the Master’s Degree " dives into a number of questions surrounding the emerging field of microcredentials, including their purpose, legitimacy, and equity. of surveyed programs using the former and 2.3% using the latter, according to Linton.

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COE

APRIL 16, 2024

As experienced McNair program directors – Miroslava as the faculty director and Yvette as a former associate director – we understand the daunting task of unmasking the ‘hidden curriculum’ of successfully applying to graduate school. Policy changes in higher education are necessary to promote inclusivity and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Curriculum and co-curricular materials should be reviewed with an eye toward diversity, inclusivity, and equity so that all people see themselves represented. Double Down on Mental Health Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And diversity includes clearly includes diluting it to the point where there is equity." The Center of Academic Excellence program is designed to ensure that institutions of higher education, their curriculum and their studies are aligned to, what are effectively, best practices in the area of cybersecurity."

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COE

APRIL 7, 2023

The project aims to provide guidance and insights for colleges and universities seeking to create effective and sustainable career development programs that promote equity and opportunity for historically marginalized learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Giving all of our students access to contemporary literature that centers Black youth perspectives is not only important in decolonizing literature education but also in presenting a holistic view of Black childhood. Suggestions for closing the achievement gap and otherwise improving the achievement of Black males are provided for educators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. In terms of student mobility, there wasn’t much equity to start with,” said Dr. Philip G. Rutgers was one of the many schools that broadened access using technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

His first job after completing his bachelor’s was at a community college in Wyoming, fueling his deep appreciation for the access to higher education that community colleges provide. He said several faculty members took the lead on classroom redesign, including some classrooms having different seating arrangements. Adjustments were made.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Fully understanding a student’s context for opportunity is relevant not just to test scores and high school curriculum, but also the activities that students engage in outside of the classroom. As campuses weigh options following the Supreme Court ruling, it is critical to examine how college applications can facilitate or limit equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

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. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He says he thought that, after earning the degree, he might return to the Compton school district to work as a curriculum coordinator or literacy specialist. From assessment to curriculum, to history to teaching higher education, Howard says, scholars should be thinking about where racial equality fits into the overall equation. “My

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Civitas Learning

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Outcomes: Results of the study sparked cross-functional strategic conversations aligning institutional policy and course curriculum to improve success throughout the student experience. Observe important equity gaps that would otherwise remain unseen. Identify opportunities to improve the FYE curriculum to serve students better.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

They have access to financial aid counselors, college persistence counselors, and a life coach, and are placed into paid internships after they finish a professional development course. DFC’s curriculum is also designed to be culturally sustaining, with diverse source material and assignments about social issues that may affect the students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

We had become complacent for a long time in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), doing the same-old, same-old.” They deserve health equity, equitable opportunity, and the comprehensive, evidence-based care that everyone else gets,” he says. “We You have to look at [the SCOTUS ruling] as an opportunity. Dr. David A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This entails being anti-racist, equity-minded, and culturally responsive, as we have written about in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and several other scholarly outlets. CURRICULUM - The content and focus of counseling sessions must be anti-racist and culturally responsive to be useful for minoritized students.

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