Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. These initiatives opened doors for me and countless others, providing opportunities that seemed out of reach for many in my community.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Age is not a factor that is often prioritized when it comes to DEI efforts, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Within DEI offices, matters of age are usually brought up in legal contexts of compliance and discrimination law, but not really mentioned as part of DEI efforts.

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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 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. The University of North Florida (UNF), by example, has shuttered several on-campus centers, including the LGBTQ Center. Hope is our guiding star in this moment.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Dr. Celeste Malone, an associate professor and coordinator of the psychology program at Howard University, had invited fellow Black psychologists, graduate students, and a small number of friends and family to celebrate in her presidential suite on the evening of Feb. One remained behind in the hotel suite to ensure compliance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

In honor of Pride Month, college and university campuses across the U.S. Shane Windmeyer At Emory University , those from multiple generations of the LGBTQ+ community were allowed to tell their stories and discuss American queer history at a Jun. Students at Ohio University similarly celebrated Pride through art in late May.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

The spirit of the Brown decision, which emphasized equality and inclusion, indirectly set the stage for subsequent advocacy and legislation aimed at protecting the rights of all students, including those with disabilities. Dr. Antonio L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It bans affirmative action not only in race but other protected categories, and not just in admissions but in hiring practices and awarding money,” says Dr. Mark Henderson, associate dean of admissions and vice chair for education in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis. Dr. David A. Its Paul L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

colleges and universities with endowments over $1 billion, creating widespread uncertainty in the higher education sector. "In That report established a foundational vision for faculty diversity aimed at helping universities better serve the public good through excellence in faculty recruitment, hiring, and promotions.

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EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Finally, Art shares his thoughts on what university leaders might do within the limits of the law to minimize some of the adverse impacts of the Court’s opinion. The last time I checked, it was maybe 2% of colleges and universities that admitted fewer than 25% of applicants.

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EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

Colleges and universities are playing a larger role in helping students access basic needs supports, challenging stigmas, and normalizing support seeking behavior. At the time, I was unaware of any support offered by my college that could have made a difference. And even if I had known, I would have been too intimidated to seek them out.

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MARCH 7, 2023

They also discuss ways to overcome challenges common within the university setting, that can make it difficult to reach consensus when developing messaging for public consumption. And one particular aspect of my job is helping university leaders, cabinet leaders, to plan for and to really navigate their way through many difficult challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing legislative battles that are being waged across the nation against a wide-range of diversity initiatives, student athletes, coaches and administrators gathered over the weekend to affirm their commitment to inclusion, vowing to push back against the onslaught.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

The University of Pennsylvania is facing significant financial implications as the federal government halts $175 million in funding over policies regarding transgender student-athletes, raising concerns about academic freedom and institutional autonomy in higher education.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I am aware that the provision of any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me, and the organization on behalf of which this submission is being made, to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims, or other violations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ohio State University announced Thursday it will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and modify scholarship programs geared toward diverse student populations, citing pressure from federal directives and pending state legislation. The university confirmed that 16 positions will be eliminated as a result of these changes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

It also targets diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which the Department claims have contributed to widespread censorship and a repressive viewpoint monoculture on campuses. The directive, which builds on last year's Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

In what legal experts are calling a landmark case for academic freedom, Harvard faculty and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging unconstitutional attempts to control campus speech and governance through threatened funding cuts. Nikolas Bowie, Louis D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

Universities, under federal pressure, were being remade in the image of Cold War ideology. When the federal government issued a letter to Harvard University on April 11, it was designed to create fear. It is ideological capturean attempt to remake the university in the image of political grievance. This is not race neutrality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way. Institutions continue to see presidential resignations, and the leaders of the future try to figure out how best to oversee colleges and universities. Dr. Everrett A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Trump declared the countrys end to radical and wasteful government diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and Dr. Mordecai Brownlee preferencing through executive order. The following day, President Trump signed an executive order ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

As agencies are directed to provide a report to OMB by Monday, February 10 indicating whether federal grant programs are in compliance with recently issued Executive Orders, grantees may wish to draw down funds to allow for operations at least through that date.

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