Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Sense of Belonging/Acceptance Racially minoritized students who attend PWIs often report feelings of isolation, marginalization, lack of support, and exclusion from faculty and peers. While there have been improvements in on-campus counseling services, many lack the resources to meet the growing demand (Watkins et al.,

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way. Dr. Everrett A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Casteen, who served as UVA's seventh president from 1990 to 2010, was honored by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2013 with the prestigious Dr. John Hope Franklin Award for his exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education. As president, he transformed UVA into a world-class university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. The priority deadline for applications for the two- to three-person initial cohort is Dec. The AACTE-affiliated program will start Spring 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center. And having served in the counseling center at an undergraduate institution, I was super familiar with the policies and processes. Carter holds a B.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). I am very happy to be a part of Hudson County Community College, where diversity, equity, and inclusion is valued and lived,” said Lopez. “I

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students. Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Students benefit tremendously from seeing themselves reflected in the faculty, staff, and student peers who make up the campus community. Effective diverse retention strategies must be implemented and used in a manner of inclusive action for the institution. This contributes to their overall success and life development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” Another Black student, Ava, was interviewed about the distinctly few counselors of color available at her school’s counseling center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

She holds a Master of Arts degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in rehabilitation counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Alabama. She will be the first African American and the 12th woman to serve as president of St. Catherine University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The University of Texas System’s board of regents has suspended all new policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and asked school leaders to report on their current DEI policies, citing that some practices have “strayed from the original intent,” The Texas Tribune reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Administrators and faculty members are responsible for confronting these unjust behaviors head-on. We must create inclusive environments where students from diverse backgrounds feel valued and heard. Encouraging multilingualism and offering courses that include less commonly taught languages can foster an inclusive atmosphere.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Active Minds is excited to empower our scholars and see how their projects facilitate change and pave the way towards a more inclusive, just society. Aperocho Dr. Maico Demi Aperocho is presently the Fulbright FLTA Visiting Scholar/Faculty at Gonzaga University’s Department of Modern Languages and Literature in Spokane, WA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

She holds a Master of Arts degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in rehabilitation counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Alabama. She will be the first African American and the 12th woman to serve as president of St. Catherine University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. He would counsel me and reassure me.”

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Active Minds

JULY 14, 2023

The fellows covered topics of the experiences in communication, language, inclusion, and stigma about mental health in Asian communities, the importance and influences of Latine Academic Families and the matriculation of Latine students, and the impact of mental health on first-generation college students. Name: Maico Demi B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Yes, most campuses have counseling centers, but are they accessible, adequately resourced, and inclusive? You can also make a difference by understanding what mental health training and support are available for the faculty and staff on your campus. Dr. Annelle B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Prior to her appointment last July, she served as vice chancellor for academic support of inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. At KSU, Carey-Butler oversees efforts to broaden perspectives around diversity and inclusion among the university community and its strategic partners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Title: Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton Tiffany Taylor Smith was appointed University of Dayton's vice president for diversity and inclusion in January 2022. Taylor Smith expects to graduate from UD with a doctorate in educational leadership in December 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

The literal and physical road map to an academic record begins with what faculty identify as the course work and field experience necessary to represent the academy beyond its respective institutions in the workforce and in research. Johnson is University Registrar at Lincoln University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Push for inclusive campus scholarships targeting undocumented students as well as researching national partnerships with existing programs like TheDream.US , Golden Door Scholars , and others. Work with Admissions, Financial Aid, Counseling, Career Development, and other offices to discuss inclusive actions and support structures.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Efforts implemented by awarded institutions in prior years have included services such as counseling, tutoring, childcare, community-building activities, targeted outreach, financial assistance, technology provision, and transportation. “By Faculty's working conditions are students' learning conditions,” Kezar told Diverse.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

When Washington was in his 20s, he met Dr. Joan Steinau Lester, author then leader of multicultural education for the faculty at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. This environment can be intentionally triggering, and it doesn’t always bring out people’s best. Lester saw potential in him and invited him to co-lead.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

While much attention has been given to the mental health challenges faced by college students, it’s crucial for higher education leaders to recognize the personal and professional hardships experienced by faculty and staff as well. Subsequent studies and news reports have revealed a decline in faculty and staff mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Schools can use these messages to reassert their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to review the efforts that are currently being made. This email can also include initial details about what the school will be doing in order to comply.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. Dr. Erik Hines Hines : As a graduate student in my master’s program, I became aware of test biases when learning about the school counseling profession.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Mayes, an associate professor of counseling in the University of Arizona’s department of disability & psychoeducational studies. “I and ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT) are hounded by opponents on the political right. I'm not going to be an academic forever,” said Dr. Renae D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Faculty from the College of Engineering and College of Sciences play an essential role. Faculty do it as part of their research and part of their service to the university and to the state.” Growing the diversity of the faculty is among the institution’s priorities, and CEED’s graduate student programming contributes candidates.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Inclusive care delivery can help break down these barriers and provide students with the resources they need to thrive. There has never been a greater need for inclusive care delivery that embraces diverse backgrounds, intersecting identities and lived experiences, and the time to course-correct is now.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

By offering comprehensive support systems, including childcare services, flexible schedules, financial aid programs, mentorship, and counseling, institutions can empower student-parents to succeed academically while effectively managing their parenting responsibilities.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

To address this, leaders should collaborate with mental health organizations and implement counseling services, workshops, and support groups that cater to the specific needs of their student population. Faculty and staff also find comfort in knowing students have after-hours access to care as an extension of their campus team. “I

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MAY 2, 2023

Dindo and his team have focused on connecting students with the right information, counseling, and other mental health resources in places and ways that students find most helpful. Joining me today to discuss this challenge is the Director of Counseling Services for Northern Arizona University, Dr. Carl Dindo. So this is really nice.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Chaplin added that these skills are more crucial than ever, given the national landscape, and emphasized the need for ground rules that promote empathy, respect, and inclusive participation in these discussions. Drawing from leadership training sessions, faculty are guided on how to facilitate these discussions constructively.

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