Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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JULY 7, 2023

Regardless of the mentor’s profession, what was obvious was that the participants had someone coaching, advising, or guiding them and networking on their behalf. Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

Florida's higher education law bans the state's public colleges and universities from spending federal and state money on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or campus activities that advocate for DEI, with certain exceptions. Tallahassee Community College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For colleges and universities to close these equity gaps, they must address the core of the student experience: the time that students spend in the classroom. Recognizing the key role of faculty in this work, we established the Equity Champions (EC) , a faculty community of practice intentionally designed to build relationships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Gayles is currently an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor of Higher Education and senior adviser for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the College of Education. She was the 2022 President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Thus, our recommendation that the CSU system abandons the romantic illusion of Black equity in the system was further reinforced by the those who participated in our listening and focus group sessions.” strategies to cultivate a systemwide infrastructure and inclusive campus climates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Because several minoritized professors are being hired at once, they are less likely to be tokenized and burdened with extra diversity, equity, and inclusion work. I would advise them to do it cautiously.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. She speaks about the Kentucky Advising Academy, which has worked to build capacity around K-12 advising for college and career readiness.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

“We saw evidence that relationships were critical to fill in that missing variable to the completion and economic advancement equation,” said Michael Collins, JFF vice president and leader of JFF’s Center for Racial Economic Equity. “We The report also notes requiring ongoing career advisement and formalizing the mentorship experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By valuing and leveraging the rich cultural epistemologies of Latine communities, holistic coaching becomes vital in cultivating a truly inclusive and supportive educational environment. This includes integrating Latine epistemologies into teaching and advising practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. Humans are no different.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It’s one of the reasons I’m so sad with the attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in southern states, because they are diversifying fast and DEI is a practical response to making sure you have a work environment that’s collaborative and successful for all the members of the campus, and that includes your students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

The presentation was moderated by Caroline Laguerre-Brown, vice provost for diversity, equity and community engagement at George Washington University. In July, SFFA sent a letter to 150 colleges and universities saying that race-based scholarships were illegal and advising institutions against keeping them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education may have changed over the last three years, institutional and academic search firms say their commitment to identifying leaders, staff, and faculty who embody the essence of DEI work remains strong. and even around the world to fill key vacancies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

Dr. Amaris Matos, assistant vice president for equity, inclusion, and belonging at Queensborough Community College (QCC, part of City University of New York), said the data in the report align with what the college is seeing. Another is integrating career advisement, especially within the first year. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. Earning the Seal will only deepen our future work in building a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Pettigrew advises that schools consider “one-stop shops,” places on campus where students can get answers to almost any question that they might have and connected to the relevant offices if necessary. The location of these centers matters, too.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Program adviser Dr. John E. Collaborations between Ivy Leagues and HBCUs certainly can’t be merely a fleeting act of charity, but rather a durable, sustainable, and meaningful pathway, like this one, towards dismantling traditional structures and building a truly inclusive educational enterprise for all,” says Strayhorn.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This is achieved through thoughtfully coordinated and proactive programs and services.

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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. Data from the participants helps shape advising and accountability measures. Even though I was in my apartment, I still felt a sense of community.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

In his role as provost faculty fellow, Smith advises and guides the design and direction of academic and student success initiatives. He says he sees himself as an advocate, using his work to advocate for students and better policies that advance higher education and increase student success.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

He joined the faculty of Connecticut College in 2003, and was an associate professor of history, director of the African American studies program as well as interim dean of institutional equity and inclusion, chair of the history department and director of the Center of the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. Create a Sense of Urgency UWM recognized the pressing need to address equity gaps in student success. What does effective change leadership look like in practice?

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Partner with student organizations, residence halls, and cultural centers to offer pop-up counseling sessions, financial aid workshops, or academic advising. Empower students to seek support today Promoting help-seeking behaviors on your campus is more than an administrative initiativeits a commitment to equity and academic success.

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EAB

JUNE 1, 2023

Ferris State University views their Second Chance Pell partnership as a natural extension of their Ferris Equity Initiative , a public-private partnership with EAB that seeks to eliminate equity gaps and improve student outcomes. February 21, 2023 Our partners implemented strategic advising campaigns at 40 schools in 27 states.

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amid this steady decline, the University of Cincinnati continues improving retention and graduation rates, setting enrollment records, achieving diversity goals, and closing equity gaps. Investment in a proactive, data-activated advising culture has resulted in improved retention, graduation, and equity at the University of Cincinnati.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Work-schedule flexibility: Making support services such as advising available to working students taking classes outside of normal business hours. Inclusion This grouping refers to the diversity among today and tomorrow’s college students, especially as it contrasts with traditional enrollment.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For this to happen, we simply must achieve equity for those student groups that have been traditionally underserved. It has become clearer than ever that we need a movement toward large-scale student success to elevate us as a society and as a competitive economy.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Student Experience and Well-Being Most academic leaders think of advising, academics, or student affairs when thinking about student success, and it is critical to make these supports more streamlined, accessible, and student-centric. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader.

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EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Work-schedule flexibility: Making support services such as advising available to working students taking classes outside of normal business hours. Inclusion This grouping refers to the diversity among today and tomorrow’s college students, especially as it contrasts with traditional enrollment.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For this to happen, we simply must achieve equity for those student groups that have been traditionally underserved. It has become clearer than ever that we need a movement toward large-scale student success to elevate us as a society and as a competitive economy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Several fellows deeply examined student success at their institutions, specifically focusing on equity issues.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

We're committed to educational equity and we focus on students from 11th grade all the way through to college graduation. Of those 1500 organizations, a lot of them certainly are providing "traditional college advising" to 11th and 12th graders, a lot of test prep like Let's Get Ready. It's really kind of a hodge-podge. JS: Yes, yes.

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