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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furman University and 14 other institutions have collectively been awarded $8.625 million to improve inclusion for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leshchinskaya is part of a team from Brooklyn College and the University of Florida looking to change that with the creation of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institutionalization (DEII) assessment, a new instrument that allows colleges and universities to measure their DEI work at the institution level.

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Dr. Nicole R. Smith

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s not just taking any GE class, we’re handpicking GE classes that focus on the Black experience,” said Wood, who noted that the college curriculum will be broadly influenced by Pan-African studies. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity.

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Webinar: AI Can Bolster DEI Efforts in the Workplace and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. & Alexander, L.D.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

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These questions came from a wide range of district leaders—from superintendents, to directors of curriculum and instruction, to principals. The most common questions in this category centered around management, schedules, and student acceleration and retention policies. This is no surprise, as 25 states (and Washington D.C.)