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AUGUST 17, 2023

Royel Johnson Royel Johnson has been appointed director of the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in educational policy studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as a Ph.D.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Chris Harris Chris Harris has been appointed director of the Office for Multicultural Learning, Campus Climate & Belonging at Santa Clara University. Harris served as assistant director of career development at the university. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan.

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JULY 26, 2023

While SB17 will take full effect in January 2024, DEI offices and faculty alike in Texas are scrambling to figure out the next steps in saving DEI initiatives campus wide. With the new semester on the horizon, anti-DEI legislation is bound to impact campus life and future enrollment in institutions.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Lacretia Johnson Flash Lacretia Johnson Flash has been named senior vice president for DEI, community, campus culture, and climate at Berklee College of Music.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The tour itself is meant to focus on issues disproportionately impacting young people, such as reproductive freedom, gun safety, climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, mental health, and book bans, according to a press release. Vice President Kamala Harris Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The event will take place at 1 p.m.

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MARCH 19, 2024

NEW YORK On the last day of the Student Leadership Network’s (SLN) Whole Girl Education National Conference: Closing the Gap, CEO Yolonda Marshall reminded attendees why they must continue to elevate and educate young women and gender expansive students: because the political and societal climate is dire. said Robinson. They partner with us.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The current political climate has been worrisome for Dr. Sayvon Foster, an assistant professor of sports management, who is a first-time ASHE attendee. Martínez-Alemán, president of ASHE said that this year’s conference is committed to interrogating purposes and practices within higher education.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The award highlights an individual who has demonstrated a sustained commitment to advancing women in higher education through initiatives enhancing leadership and career development, campus climate, and mentoring.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Conditions for academic governance at IU Northwest are unsound and its racial climate is unwelcoming to faculty of color, the report said. Mark McPhail, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The report provides insights on closing “the gap between our aspirational and actual selves in the CSU” to realize the full potential of Black students on campus. strategies to cultivate a systemwide infrastructure and inclusive campus climates. strategies to cultivate a systemwide infrastructure and inclusive campus climates.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Areas of potential hiring include quantum information sciences, artificial intelligence, energy and climate science, and cancer studies. By attracting additional top-tier faculty members and retaining existing experts, the campus will be able to expand innovation and grow academic and research opportunities for more students.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These bloated DEI staffs are wasteful, associated with worse campus climates, and are found at universities that promote radical ideologies. Washington also invited the report’s authors to campus to discuss the report’s methodologies and findings. “We We are happy to host them on our campus.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

According to the report, CDOs with less than one year of experience tended to report better buy-in, alignment with other departments on campus; and having meaningful positions in leadership. “An overwhelming number of you find it ‘extremely challenging’ to make diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes more visible on their campuses.

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MARCH 26, 2024

But my longtime concerns for him as a parent have grown more severe in today’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion climate. The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Dr. Susan D.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

If institutions continue this pattern, baseline criteria for "inclusive excellence" within all campus program content will also remain unacceptable. Harvey, a nationally recognized scholar and academic leader, ultimately posits that limiting students’ access to the truth about themselves and historical realities is unacceptable.

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MARCH 3, 2023

President Thomas Hudson In January, Hudson received a “no confidence” vote after a committee determined Hudson and his leadership had exhibited “a continuous pattern of failing to respect shared governance, transparency, accountability, and have worked outside of professional norms that have broad implications for the campus climate, the reputation (..)

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JULY 5, 2023

Campus Compact supports higher education institutions to build the knowledge, skills, and capacity needed to be community and civically engaged. Community engagement requires a holistic and campus-wide approach. Missing in the narrative and discussion are the stories we see on our campuses and in our communities, in action every day.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Cevallos holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez; a master’s from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and a doctorate also from UIUC.

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APRIL 16, 2024

remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. The center director had to be reassigned to a new role on campus. Things sprang from the film festival (including an official LGBTQ student group on campus) in the decade that followed,” says Dacey.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Evidence suggests that many minoritized students already perceive campus environments as racist. Thus, removing mechanisms expressly intended to support the diversification of campus environments sends a strong signal to racially minoritized students that they do not belong in many collegiate spaces.

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

At the flagship campus in West Lafayette, for example, international students are the largest demographic after White domestic students. I found that universities often frame Asian students’ increasing presence on campus as a financial decision without regard for the climate or culture that awaits them upon arrival.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal. Inclusion has to be part of our campus’ campus culture and ethos.”

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

If we train mentors to know about the resources on campus, know about housing, life, and other offices, then they can give that information to their mentees. Our students need extra help navigating different resources and processes on campus,” said Sachelle Ford. Duke’s total undergraduate student population is well over 16,000. “If

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As a Black student studying on a white campus, I (Agyemang) have witnessed the challenges Black students face that hinder their ability to thrive and flourish. And targeting of faculty by groups such as Idaho Freedom Foundations does not provide a campus environment where Black people feel safe. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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MARCH 15, 2023

Santos says that he hasn’t seen a great number of students cross schools off their lists because of the local political climate, but that many are considering it as a factor. “You’re also seeing students who live in these Southeastern states look more outside of their state in a way they hadn’t before.” Their choices are also more limited.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

These university leaders, including Hudson, have … worked outside of professional norms that have broad implications for the campus climate, the reputation of Jackson State University, and the university’s commitment both to providing a high-quality education and to carrying out its mission of a commitment to excellence.”

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JANUARY 16, 2023

Prior to the creation of the chapter at Morgan State – one of the nation’s historically Black universities (or HBCUs) – there were no student-led organizations dedicated to addressing mental health on campus. She sought help from the available campus resources, including the MSU Counseling Center and their therapy services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Department of Education Green Ribbon School, work together to plant trees on their school campus. Year round, the ED Infrastructure and Continue Reading The post Announcing the 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern and Central California: Schools for Climate Solutions appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

At Missouri, she led collaborative efforts focused on climate improvement, strategic planning, recruitment and retention of a diverse student body and workforce and positioned the institution internally and externally as one that embraces diversity and inclusion.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Blogs Creating and implementing sustainability and climate action plans Reflections from our focus group with chief sustainability officers Last month, we held our second session for chief sustainability officers from around the world to discuss their experiences with creating and implementing sustainability and climate action plans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2020, the California State Auditor’s office reported that the University of California was not in compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA, stating that the university system had “inadequate policies and oversight” and lacked tribal representation on campus and systemwide committees, leading to “inconsistent practices” for repatriation.

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MAY 4, 2023

Luke Wood, co-director of CCEAL and vice president for student affairs and campus diversity at San Diego State. Luke Wood, co-director of CCEAL and vice president for student affairs and campus diversity at San Diego State University Wood recommended that colleges begin trying to intervene no later than 18% into a course.

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MARCH 23, 2023

The two schools – they span four campuses right now – also employ a majors-based approach to education that allows students to choose what their specific academic pursuit and focus will be, said Anthony Miller, chief of climate and culture at Philadelphia Performing Arts. When you major in something, you do better overall,” Miller said.

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MARCH 27, 2024

You have people around the world who want to comment on your campus, and they don’t have a clue,” says Kimbrough. HBCUs are not a monolith, as each institution has their own distinct culture and climate. “The job is continuing to change in terms of the complexity. Social media has changed how so many things operate.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, which is leading the analysis, administered the campus climate survey in November 2021. We’re looking at how we create this inclusive and equitable environment using a social justice platform in order to positively impact various populations on campus,” says Davis.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This includes issues of 1) campus climate where Indigenous students coming from a TCU are often entering a school environment with primarily white peers for the first time and 2) academic affairs in which advisors must have a clear sense of transfer agreements and credit structures across institutions to ensure successful degree completion.

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