Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

In pushing back on the political DEI pushback, they should explain that DEIB—Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging—is about creating an institutional culture and climate that embraces the identities of all higher education constituencies : administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year. Go look at a curriculum. Go look at the faculty and staff.

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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. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Too often, we hear administrators complaining about their teachers being unprepared/under-prepared to work with Black students. We have to really take a step back and think about who's training the teachers with degrees, certification, and licensure -- and that is college faculty. Dr. Donna Y.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Editors of top-tier journals couldn’t comprehend why she chose to focus on Black women instead of Black people generally, and if she wanted to talk about Black women and girls in the courses that she taught, she had to figure out how to slip the material into the pre-designed curriculum. Steele remembers being at an event for new faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

Sacramento State was critical to Wood’s ascension to academic and administrative stardom after a difficult childhood. He then moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education and a Ph.D. I would expect its faculty and staff to become more diverse.”

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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. We have to keep the lights on, pay faculty, and keep the grounds, but we can’t pass the cost of that to students,” said Jones.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

The students and faculty at New College – a small school – have a reputation for leaning left politically, so a conservative turn may see resistance. Dr. Andrew Gothard, president of the United Faculty of Florida union, criticized the move. said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. from FSU but has since found fulfilment as an administrator. from FSU but has since found fulfilment as an administrator. “I

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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. Fair assessment is essential to achieving true education equity. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

I stood in front of the entire school, my peers, teachers, and administrators, a sea of majority whiteness, and in February, a month dedicated to people who looked like me, and asked by the only Black teacher at the school, I celebrated my history. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is not the boogeyman. In 5 th grade, Ms. diversity).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

In Florida — ground zero for many of these efforts — the legislature is now considering a bill that would prohibit public universities from offering certain majors and courses as well as spending money on diversity and equity initiatives. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Distinguished Full Professor, Saint Joseph’s University Stokes is the inaugural associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Saint Joseph’s University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Bonner has his own book series with Routledge, titled Diverse Faculty in the Academy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

I did not see myself reflected in the curriculum, my professors, or the administration. There is a profound indignity in rarely seeing a teacher, administrator, or institutional leader that looks like you. They are taking a hard look at the diversity of their faculty, staff, and curricula.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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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.” She concluded the fellowship and joined the faculty of John Jay. During her time in administration, John Jay’s graduation rate rose from 24% to 41%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 28, 2023

million over five years, that enabled the school to focus on mentoring, professional development for faculty and undergraduate research. Although it was difficult to sustain a sense of community when people were working remotely, “I was still very proud of our faculty,” Alvarez said. It was eye-opening for students and faculty.

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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

JANUARY 12, 2023

GCU, located in New Jersey, also has women in other school leadership positions as well, such as director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; director of career services, the director of financial aid, and the director of global education. It was in our curriculum. And in 2022, women make up 67% of faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet leading up to the federal ruling, a string of state legislative actions — each seeking to hobble or even decimate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities and programming on university campuses — provides a telling story of a divided national mindset. To meet these objectives, DEI must be a wholesale commitment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Despite opposition from student groups and after a number of faculty and staff resignations, the replacements have taken place. South Dakota is just one example of Republican-led states taking action against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academia. In terms of day-to-day administration, Crazy Bull points to teamwork. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the same time, scholars are working around the clock to stave off ongoing anti-DEI legislation that has already taken hold in states like Florida and Texas, where many politicians campaigned against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The administration also implemented a 12-month repayment “on-ramp” from Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Examples of possible careers in the field include nursing home administrators and health quality managers, according to Ongeri. Addressing health disparities means addressing access to healthcare equity,” she continues. His role in the creation of the new major has been developing curriculum, course content and rubrics.

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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. The more resistance to change, the more effort is needed by faculty and presenters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Moreover, the syllabus speaks to the course structure, description, assessment and grading, resources, learning objectives and outcomes, and legal and administrative information. For example, faculty should focus on land-based learning that connects students to the land and Indigenous knowledge systems where possible. Dr. tavis d.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There is power in being a role model, he says, and that’s why he wants to make sure undergrads and graduates can see themselves represented in Lehman faculty, staff, and administration. are white and only 21% are faculty of color. Delgado is himself a child of immigrants and a first-generation college-goer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force. Sponsored research awards tripled and more than 325 tenure-track faculty members were hired. Jackson has also been an advocate for gender equity.

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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. But many faculty-raised alerts indicated something wasn’t working as intended. Observe important equity gaps that would otherwise remain unseen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree. As the Hispanic population in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

I’m happy to report that through some funds we received through the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative, we are investing about $9 million in every residence hall on the campus,” Armbrister said. million grant from NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) for technology. “It

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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

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

And since then, most faculty members and students have been thriving with either a hybrid model or in-person classes. Biden Administration U.S. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Some good news came in late summer as U.S.

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