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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum.

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With a new federal grant that Chang and his fellow UConn faculty and staff members have secured from the U.S. The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum.

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Higher Ed Leaders and Scholars Discuss Promises and Pitfalls of AI Tool Usage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can prove very valuable and promising in the realm of higher education but come with their own suite of issues that need to be considered, according to higher ed leaders and faculty who participated in a panel discussion on Wednesday. These new AI tools. are within that wider context."

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My research examines the ways in which larger social processes affect students and their overall well-being while also addressing underrepresented and marginalized students in relation to retention and success,” she says. Dueñas says she uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to examine students in their higher educational spaces.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

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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. It’s a specialized, accelerated, elite experience,” he said.