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Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Transformative Guide for Educational Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For each bias, Kizart presents a clear definition, self-assessment tools, realistic school-based scenarios, reflective questions, and concrete strategies for counteraction. This structured approach makes complex psychological concepts accessible and immediately applicable to educational settings from K-12 through higher education.

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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

faculty, staff, and administrators) are highly underrepresented, which is a crisis. To state the obvious, it is vital that administrators recruit and retain more Black STEM professionals in STEM and in the curriculum, particularly math and sciences courses in K-12 and in STEM majors. TALENT DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In kicking off the panel, Mathis recognized the likely diversity of, and respect for, varying contexts and cultures represented among participants, including community college trustees, senior administrators, and other state and association leaders from across the country. Mathis serves as Senior Professor and Senior Director at the John E.

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Transforming Barriers into Assets: Prioritizing the Cultural Wealth of Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unpacking the Power of Cultural Wealth Shifting from deficit-based narratives to an asset-based perspective, it is essential to unpack the definition of cultural capital. Below, I unpack two key elements: (1) how cultural wealth fosters persistence,and (2) how community cultural wealth contributes to the development of STEM identity.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are definitely ways to strengthen these policies, including conducting extensive research on implementation, communication and student experiences accessing state funding.” There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota. Providing that for students allows them to have some grounding.”

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IHEP’s Value Data Collaborative Helps Colleges, States Build Connections and Work Toward Equitable Outcomes

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As part of the Collaborative, they will finalize a working definition for its Economic Mobility Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and analyze how academic programs influence students long-term success. CCC is leveraging the Postsecondary Value Framework to predict economic mobility outcomes early.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. It's about equipping institutions with the tools to drive change on their campuses, fostering cross-campus collaboration, and ensuring that HBCUs are setting an agenda for higher education innovation, not just responding to it.