Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

Members of the Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access and Diversity ( LEAD Fund) are mourning the death of their board chair, Dr. Christopher A. Metzler was a graduate of Columbia University in New York, in international human rights, and a graduate of the University of Oxford in England, in human rights law. Dr. Christopher A.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Gabriela Torres, Wheaton College Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Community is everything! Find your people, learn how to support them, and let them support you when you need it too.” Human interaction is at the center of Dr. Melva Treviño Peña’s work. Irene Mata, Wellesley College; and Dr. M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

We see how introductory courses like Calculus play a unique role as a gateway or barrier for racially minoritized students in terms of access to STEM majors and careers,” he says. “We Dr. Donna Y. mathematics, Rutgers University; Ed.M., mathematics education; and Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

In his speech titled, "From Mirage to Oasis: The Role of Higher Education in Advancing Opportunity for All," Baston noted that food and housing insecurity and access to the internet, are among the litany of challenges that continue to serve as barriers to student success. Dr. Michael A. In her powerful closing keynote, Dr. Toby S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) AI that can generate long, detailed answers to complicated questions, was first made accessible to the public in November 2022, it changed the landscape of education forever. “As I would describe faculty as on a spectrum between sanguine and despairing,” says Dr. Joseph F. Dr. Joseph F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can prove very valuable and promising in the realm of higher education but come with their own suite of issues that need to be considered, according to higher ed leaders and faculty who participated in a panel discussion on Wednesday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I am very much looking forward to working with the faculty, staff, and students to promote equal access to education, and to continue building a human resources department that works in partnership to those we serve,” Whittaker said. Whittaker holds a B.A. from Howard University and a J.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

One line resonated deeply with me: "When you deny a voice, you deny humanity." Individuals are denied equitable access to education and coerced into relinquishing their native tongues. These students are stripped of their humanity and forced into subservience to a white-dominated ideology.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits. And targeting of faculty by groups such as Idaho Freedom Foundations does not provide a campus environment where Black people feel safe. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

“The school’s mission-vision aligns with my work as a scholar and leader, and I believe the school is poised to reach new heights in the areas of K-12 and higher education, human development, exercise, health, and wellness.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. Dr. Luis A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As Chat GPT and other innovations that make use of artificial intelligence technologies are brought forward, faculty members and administrators throughout the academic community are appropriately raising concerns about their potential adverse effects on the higher education experience. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Social media, namely Twitter, can provide scholars a platform on which they can engage with various individuals within and outside of academia, potentially those who otherwise would not have access to the scholars’ work, said panelist Dr. Laila McCloud, an assistant professor of educational leadership and counseling at Grand Valley State University.

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JULY 5, 2023

Jamal-Eddine said she envisions spoken word poetry becoming one of several tools of humanizing critical narratives that challenge and disrupt harmful hegemonic ideologies within nursing education. “I Sarah Abboud, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development Nursing Science in the UIC, College of Nursing.

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MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship has nearly always been done from a position of privilege, with respect to the vast majority of the human population, as studying arcane texts or elusive natural phenomena has never been something most people have had time or resources to do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The increasingly aggressive stance toward the sector among both federal and state politicians, growth in faculty departures, ongoing staff burnout, and persistent dearth of enrollment among low-income, rural, and male-identified students are all troubling too. Has support declined as more women and people of color gained access to college?

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

And I also work in the area of bioethics and the law, with a special focus on genetics, human reproduction, and mental health. Allen was vice provost for faculty at Penn from 2013 to 2020. “I would say that I work primarily in the area of data protection and privacy law.

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MAY 2, 2023

Podcast How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Episode 149. EAB · How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Transcript [music] 0:00:11.2 May 2, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

3 competencies that take a chief human resource officer from tactical to strategic. The last few years have uniquely burdened chief human resource officers (CHROs), from the intensity of hiring and turnover to the scope creep caused by the pandemic (e.g., go to checklist. More on hiring and recruiting. December 1, 2022. May 9, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. So far, administrators have already set aside over 6,000 square feet of space to house the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first. 3) Provide targeted case management to help students navigate and access basic needs resources and services. (4) What faculty and staff training has been provided to support students’ use of the pantry?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2023

Jamal-Eddine said she envisions spoken word poetry becoming one of several tools of humanizing critical narratives that challenge and disrupt harmful hegemonic ideologies within nursing education. “I Sarah Abboud, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development Nursing Science in the UIC, College of Nursing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

She previously served as vice president of organizational development and human resources; associate vice president of organizational communication and development; and academic coordinator at Valencia College. Amy Bosley Bosley is currently chief of staff and vice president for institutional planning and development at Valencia College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Furthermore, school counselors can help students access resources needed to achieve a well-rounded pre-K-12 school experience to be prepared for college, careers, and adulthood. The more resistance to change, the more effort is needed by faculty and presenters. Dr. Erik M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

Faculty are also restricted in the number of materials that they can bring into prisons, as well as what type. Computer access is really atrocious,” said Appleman. Inmates were not allowed to access the computer lab on days when they had class, even if class ended early or was cancelled.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC. Programming has been developed to meet the needs of men of color, who now comprise about 50% of the students who access the center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Prior to joining the Ohio State faculty in 1979, becoming the university’s first African-American woman full professor, she served as professor of education at Case Western Reserve University and previously in positions as dean of students and dean of women at Fisk University and Albany (Ga.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Supreme Court continues its deliberations over the use of race as one of many holistic admissions assessments, DEI officers and training can offer a crucial connecting point to understand how race is woven into the lived experiences of students, faculty and staff, both on and off campus. Some last for days, others for years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

The Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior; and Bryan Carstens and Meg Daly, both at The Ohio State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Be kind to everyone. At OSU, he researches cooperation in vampire bats, asking important questions that reveal answers about not only bat behavior, but human behavior.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As institutions wrap up their fall semesters, many faculty, staff, and students look forward to a chance to go home to familiar stomping grounds and family traditions. That’s phenomenally impactful for students, being able to say I have this access where and when I need it—even if that’s in a small guest room at your family’s house.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Lee explains how some of her students live in rural areas “not having access to hospitals nearby … not even just having running water. Its first cohort of students is slated to arrive in fall 2023, and the department is in the process of hiring a sixth tenure-track faculty member. So, (the pandemic) really heightened that.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

He also addressed utilizing evidence-based issues like homelessness and systemic barriers for people without access to mental health physicalities, recognizing trauma as a public health issue, and reframing the language in mental health through early detection screenings and in-person community screening events.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2023

One focus will be on trust of autonomous systems by humans. Another emphasis will be on how humans and machines can work together to take advantage of what each are best at. HBCUs contain huge talent that today is not accessible to us,” she said. No HBCU currently has R1 status.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. These groups are also crucial for administrators collaborating with faculty and other staff with shared interests.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. UMGC is open access, which means there are students from different backgrounds and preparation levels. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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