Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education. Dr. Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. Some distinct program features include: 1.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state's Senate Rules Committee. He has previously been co-director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL); director of the joint Ph.D. program in education between SDSU and Claremont Graduate University; and director of the Ed.D.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) has moved from Tufts University to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). democracy – will now be an AAC&U presidential initiative and focus on threats to democracy through research, convenings, and faculty and curriculum development.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action in college admission decisions was unconstitutional sent shock waves throughout the higher education community. Higher education quickly doubled down on its DEI commitment, reaffirming the importance of safe learning spaces for marginalized and underrepresented groups. The recent U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The legislative ramblings in Florida and other states seeking to remove Black history from the curriculum and revise Black history should give us pause about what historical information students will enter university with. Decolonizing educational media means that we challenge established norms and biased media in our courses.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year. Go look at a curriculum. Go look at the faculty and staff.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. This focus is part of what drew Google to the program. “ The program stands out because of the uniqueness of the curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). AASCU Consulting offers the Department Chair curriculum onsite for members who prefer to bring the program to their campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

The DEI pushback is strong and widespread, especially in public higher education. To combat the pushback against DEI, we recommend higher education leaders pursue a five-fold strategy rather than attempting to skirt DEI bans, as some public universities reportedly have tried to do. Numerous examples already exist in higher education.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Justice and equity are driving forces in most everything I do.” Her goal is to provide an elite education without elitist practices that exclude communities of color and low-income people. Less than 10% of applicants are accepted.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The report, titled “The Heart Work of Hard Work: Black Teacher Pipeline Best Practices at HBCU Teacher Education Programs,” found that teacher certification exams used to screen effectiveness eliminated nearly 100,000 minority teachers in 35 states between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has announced its 2024 AAHHE Mildred Garcia Founders' Award recipient, Dr. David A. Dr. David Fuentes Fuentes is associate dean in the College of Education at William Paterson University, where he began his career in higher education as an assistant professor of teacher education in 2012.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. It will also be hiring a full-time program coordinator to help manage the grant’s efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

He sees himself as evidence of the power of a Sacramento State education. The work that I do as a scholar is directly influenced by [the knowledge that] educators serve as critical agents to help students, particularly our minoritized students, navigate institutions that have historically struggled with facilitating access,” he said.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As a Black woman who studies the educational experiences of Black women and girls, Dr. Tiffany Steele says she always felt like her work was never quite valued. “If But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development.

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MARCH 27, 2024

We really want to pull these K-12 and higher education folks in and help them understand the importance of history, so they can combat what they confront right now, and they will continue to confront,” said Dunbar. Department of Education, 16 states have underfunded their HBCUs by more than $12 billion between 1987 and 2020.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The College Board's decision to revise its African American Studies curriculum has come under fire from many who argue that the changes are motivated by political pressure rather than pedagogical considerations. Education is a center of much vitriolic partisan debate in America. principles." Dr. Ivory A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. That’s when student responses to a survey about the need for a culturally diverse curriculum prompted the creation of two courses related to the Black experience in film and music, says Dr. Carine Sauvignon, executive dean for Massasoit’s Canton campus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

However, it is necessary to recognize the fight against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action, which continues to dominate and has taken center stage on the educational landscape. Similarly, the higher education reforms signed into law by Florida Gov. As part of the ongoing battle, Texas Gov.

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APRIL 16, 2024

It took place in 1984 at a higher education conference at MIT, shortly after they had decided to confront the shortcomings in both the journalistic and academic communities by launching a new publication, Black Issues In Higher Education. My first encounter with Bill Cox and Frank Matthews was quite memorable. Dr. William B.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. Paul, Minnesota, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the College of Saint Benedict in St. The concept is quite simple.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Should we throw in the towel?

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Furman’s cohort – LCC1 – will facilitate faculty training in values of equity, social justice, and inclusive pedagogy; elevate student voices; improve the student experience; and engage faculty, staff, and students in making sustainable changes to introductory course curriculum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

There needs to be more, not fewer opportunities to assist students of color on campuses, according to a new report from The Education Trust. 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.”

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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. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

"It is our hope that New College of Florida will become Florida's classical college, more along the lines of a Hillsdale of the south," Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr., The students and faculty at New College – a small school – have a reputation for leaning left politically, so a conservative turn may see resistance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In Jaamal, who has worked in various positions in higher education for more than a decade, says listening was very important before starting to develop programming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Across the country, state legislators have been debating—and in several cases passing— legislation that censors teaching and learning, threatens academic freedom, and limits or eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and efforts both on and off campuses. Community engagement requires a holistic and campus-wide approach.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. In Safa Zaki, Bowdoin has found a distinguished scholar and leader with a global perspective who believes deeply in the transformative power of a liberal arts education,” said Scott Perper, chair of the Bowdoin board and a member of the Presidential Search Committee.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity. It was also incorporated into all our new employee/new faculty orientations.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Distinguished Full Professor, Saint Joseph’s University Stokes is the inaugural associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Saint Joseph’s University. She earned a Ph.D.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

They are increasingly recognizing the importance of community engagement in fostering civic responsibility, addressing societal challenges, and enriching the educational experience for students. Young believes the college’s community engagement work is a standout, contributing to students' success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During July 2022 alone, ten anti-gay laws went into effect , all of them relating to education. Train Faculty and Staff. Training can help faculty identify pre-existing assumptions and help them modify class discussions and course materials accordingly. Equally important is to set a tone that it's okay to need support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 14, 2023

Amid escalating political attacks on diversity, equity & inclusion work, over 1,100 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) professionals descended on Baltimore last week for the 17 th annual National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) Annual Conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. Department of Education, the school can better support and serve that sizable demographic, spurring them to become future leaders. It will also be hiring a full-time program coordinator to help manage the grant’s efforts.

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