Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A California native, legislator, father and lifelong advocate for equity and education, Gipson has committed years to ensuring Black and historically marginalized students have the resources they need. Its an equity issue, she added. This grant program represents the next step in his advocacy efforts. Garcia asked.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

I identify as a gay Black man, a practicing Catholic, and a multilingual leader with a doctorate in education and an emphasis in curriculum and teaching. I am a responsible steward of public funds, an enabler of equity, and a lover of knowledge. My primary mentors have been women of color, white women and gay men.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Southern California (USC). She is the executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, a leading educational psychologist, holds the Robert A.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The academy's curriculum aligns with Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) and covers essential competencies including district operations, budgeting, board relations, communications, and community engagement. The benefits are far-reaching."

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Community Colleges Are Well Positioned Historically, equity and inclusion in higher education have been shaped by various legislation and milestones that improved learner access in America. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Last May, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Governors voted to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Moreover, the law's current definition fails to recognize valuable faculty contributions outside the classroomlike serving on committees, developing curriculum, and mentoring studentscounting these activities on the "wrong side" of the 50% calculation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2025

Solutions for equity and emotional wellness To foster inclusive and resilient training environments, counseling programs and clinical sites must take intentional steps: • Curriculum Reform: Integrate racial trauma, identity development, and systemic oppression into core coursework — not just isolated diversity lectures.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Creating an Inclusive School Culture: Diversity and Inclusion Training: Provide faculty and staff with training on diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all students. This can lead to improved academic performance and positive social-emotional development.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Hidden curriculum: This refers to institutional jargon, unspoken rules, and processes that are intimidating to first-generation students. Demystify the “hidden curriculum” Creating workshops and first-year seminars to intentionally unpack institutional jargon and norms is indispensable, especially for first-generation students.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Ive been able to explore how theories and concepts interact with race, culture, and equity. Black students are seeking more interactions with Black faculty, a Black-centered curriculum, and an overall empowering campus experience. The environment fosters genuine engagement among students, valuing and encouraging diverse perspectives.

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MAY 21, 2025

Shaun Harper In a powerful defense of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education, Dr. Shaun Harper, Provost Professor of Education, Public Policy, and Business at the University of Southern California, presented evidence-based testimony before the U.S.

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APRIL 13, 2025

These demands reportedly extend far beyond addressing antisemitism, including new speech restrictions, elimination of all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and mandatory cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The recent Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions policies , followed by anti-equity legislation across more than 40 states and at the highest level of government , erodes decades of collective efforts to rectify a history of gross social and structural inequities.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Racial equity and educational equity are cojoined goals and it’s unlikely, I believe, that either will be achieved without the other," she said. provides community support and resources to advance equity and the opportunity for all students and communities to thrive. BOLD Leadership Network, headquartered in Greenville, S.C.,

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JANUARY 15, 2025

As a federal agency, ED has had a long-standing role in advancing racial equity in education, added Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, the former dean of the College of Education at American University and the recently named CEO and president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Garcia advises HSI leaders to take a holistic and multi-dimensional perspective on servingness and to ensure indicators of servingness are reflected in institutional structures such as their mission and purpose, leadership practices, polices, curriculum, co-curricular offerings, and advancement activities.

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MAY 4, 2025

It instructed the University to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs under whatever name, and to cease any admissions or hiring practices that consider race, gender, or even proxies for race. The administrations memo targets racial equity work explicitly. But its follow-up was historic.

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MAY 2, 2025

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Ellis, a senior professorial lecturer and director of the Institute on Education Equity and Justice (SIEEJ) at AU said that a school restructure could ultimately compromise the quality of training for teachers, administrators, and education policymakers. Dr. Antonio L.

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JULY 9, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S.

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JULY 24, 2025

These students are the future of advocacy, education, and equity. Students left with tools, networks, and renewed vision for what they can achieve. This is not the end. It’s the beginning,” said COE President Kimberly Jones during the closing dinner. And we’re just getting started.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 17, 2025

President Donald Trumps efforts to dismantle higher education diversity, equity and inclusion programs are having ripple effects in Virginia, a state with divided government leadership. Governor Glenn Youngkin is a Republican, while Democrats hold the majority in both houses of the General Assembly.

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JUNE 3, 2025

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JUNE 11, 2025

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2025

fact, DEI programs not only do not categorically create a hostile environment on the basis of race, they often have the opposite impact by serving as a remedial measure to discriminatory acts. We need to fix what is happening on our college campuses.We

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JULY 8, 2025

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JULY 10, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Hamm Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education and Comcast NBCUniversal Launch $1.5

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JULY 15, 2025

Blog Veterans Upward Bound Programs Commemorate Memorial Day with Activities and Ceremonies Across the U.S. Hamm Click to view the page: The Council for Opportunity in Education and Comcast NBCUniversal Launch $1.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Garbers statement that Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government calls into question what the future of higher education will be if public and private universities are divided not only by the cost of their degrees but also by government-mandated programming, curriculum, and hiring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).

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MARCH 28, 2024

All the while, Curry has kept his focus on expanding equity for his students, with his sights specifically on food and housing insecurity, an issue that impacts many of his students. He’s a real-life Equity Avenger, grinding 24/7 against injustice and setting an example for us all,” she says.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

in educational leadership, enabling her to deepen her impact by developing innovative strategies to improve access, equity, and success in higher education. Witcher Walkers dedication to advancing diversity and equity in medical education led her to become the leader of what is now called the Diversity Education Thread.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Naslund Chair in Curriculum and Teaching. She will replace Dr. Shaun R.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. affect the day-to-day lives of students.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Wood will serve a two-year term. Program in Community College Leadership. Wood holds a B.A.

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