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Leading From the Intersection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The core of my leadership was formed by the combined strengths of my own layered identities, and my practice and decision-making, whether focused on my commitment to racial and social justice or simply my ability to listen to students and colleagues, is shaped by the multilayered identities I bring to leadership.

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Black and Immigrant: Navigating America’s Polarized Landscape Through HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For many of us, navigating the complexities of identity and belonging as Black international students, it marked a seismic shift. For Black international students like me, HBCUs offer something invaluable: sanctuary in an America still grappling with racial and political divisions. Yet, they remain underutilized.

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Harvard Transfers Historic Photos of Enslaved People in Landmark Settlement, Marking Victory for Reparative Justice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This collaborative approach offers a potential model for other institutions grappling with similar artifacts. CEO Tonya M. Matthews called Harvard's decision a moment "175 years in the making" and praised Lanier's "bravery, tenacity, and grace" throughout the legal process.

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Trump Administration Revokes Harvard's Authority to Enroll International Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Homeland Security terminated Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification after the university refused to provide conduct records of international students requested by DHS last month. The targeting of international student enrollment represents a new frontier in debates over campus diversity.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. Rick Garfunkel, vice president for global affairs, had to bring back several hundred students who were studying overseas, including 40 in China. “[It was] not easy,” he said. Some of them wanted to stay.”

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Prairie View Recognized for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the first HBCU to ever win the award and one of a limited number of institutions to win it nationwide, it feels great to be recognized in such a very public way at the national and international levels.”

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Diversity Abroad Conference Focuses on Inclusive Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

said that pre-pandemic, her university was sending between 60-80 students abroad. She has been busy building collaborations with other departments and programs on her campus to increase interest in study abroad programs. They’ve actually dropped, and they have not rebounded from their COVID numbers.”