Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Cluster hiring instantly injects diversity into departments that have little, while making the experience easier for minoritized faculty members. Steele remembers being at an event for new faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

OCR reviewed documentation of 75 similar reports from the 2022-23 school year through February 2024. Lhamon Complaints arose about the university’s responses to allegations of discrimination or harassment, including based on shared Jewish ancestry and shared Palestinian or Muslim ancestry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Concurrently, in some cases, state legislatures are passing bans or limits on diversity/equity/inclusion programs, racial equity training for faculty and staff, the teaching of Black history, and classroom discussion on topics related to critical race theory. Another dynamic is a new form of segregation emerging as the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Because the SCOTUS decision allows for students to include references to their racial and ethnic background in essays that they provide as part of the college application process, it is essential that assistance be provided to prospective applicants as they create and modify successive drafts of these documents. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I California State University offers programs such as Chico’s Gradu- ate Equity Fellowship Program to help students explore whether to pursue a doctorate degree. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students. As the Hispanic population in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This issue has been well documented by Black scholars throughout the years. For example, on one occasion a Vice-Provost asked me to share my research agenda at a faculty meeting. During the entire 15 minutes I spoke, I had never experienced so many blank stares, eye rolls and outright disrespect. Dr. Adriel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

For many of them, the school has scheduled a “day of service,” wherein students, faculty, and staff can volunteer in their community. In addition to multiple forums and the school’s annual showing of documents from its Martin Luther King Jr. Penn State , for instance, has events lined up for a number of its campuses.

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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. Curriculum Alongside wraparound services and culturally competent faculty and staff, what’s taught in the classroom is also vital to bolstering student success, Chang says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Faculty and staff at DCCC embraced him, Shegog said, seeing him as a human first and foremost, asking him to share who he was, his past, and his dreams. Being in this system with these barriers put me in a position that, almost seven years ago, I was downtown panhandling for change,” said Shegog. Thank you, everybody, for that.” Dr. Karen A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

The end result, " Microcredentials and the Master’s Degree " dives into a number of questions surrounding the emerging field of microcredentials, including their purpose, legitimacy, and equity. And many of these microcredential programs were found to be rather small – 12 students per program was the median.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. And through the latter, students can gain on-campus employment, mentorship from faculty or staff, and job skill development.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The purpose of the age-old course syllabus remains the same — a crucial document that sets the foundation for a course by providing students with essential information, outlining expectations, and serving as a reference point throughout the semester. chronicity). university policies and procedures) as presented is also decolonized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Greater diversity also has numerous well-documented benefits for all students. Through the Steve Fund’s Equity in Mental Health on Campus initiative and other programs, we have worked to support colleges and universities in creating campuses that enhance student belonging and support and sustain their mental health.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Simplified Application: Streamline the financial aid application process to minimize the burden on families.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Discussions on fostering diversity, equity, and belonging emphasized the importance of inclusive school communities and the impact of policy decisions on student success. Leadership development and faculty retention were also central themes, with speakers sharing best practices for cultivating strong, sustainable school communities.

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EAB

AUGUST 28, 2023

The plan should serve as the “North Star” guiding what is otherwise “a series of individual faculty entrepreneurs held together by a common grievance over car parking,” as Clark Kerr famously quipped. But in the current environment, most faculty and staff are already doing as much (or more) than they can manage.

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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. Curriculum Alongside wraparound services and culturally competent faculty and staff, what’s taught in the classroom is also vital to bolstering student success, Chang says.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Note: This letter originally appeared as an e-mail sent to all Hopkins faculty and staff on Tuesday October 3, 2023. Dear Faculty and Staff, As a member of the faculty or staff at JHU, you may become aware of students who are in distress and whose behavior, thoughts, or experiences cause you concern. 

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Believe in Students

APRIL 1, 2024

Attacks on efforts at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Questions about the motivations of faculty and students. Our faculty partners feel it. Importantly, also we produced the first piece documenting the impact of our longest-standing program, the FAST Fund. . Political takeovers of institutional governance.

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Civitas Learning

JUNE 13, 2024

The Outcomes: Streamlined platform lifts enrollment, cultivates collaboration between faculty and staff, and informs strategic investment decisions based on measurable impact on institutional goals. Their work has already resulted in enrollment improvements and significant enhancements in how faculty and advisors work together.

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EAB

DECEMBER 14, 2022

One of Carleton College’s five pledges in its Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity plan is to increase representation of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and other underrepresented groups in staff roles—a commitment their Chief Technology Officer Janet Scannell has taken concrete steps to deliver. stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Over the first two years of centralization, nearly all issues were remedied inclusive of streamlining job descriptions, organizational structures, compensation, professional development opportunities, hiring and promotion criteria, caseload numbers, technology usage, and documentation practices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The wide-ranging bill, introduced by Senator Jerry Cirino, proposes several substantial changes to Ohio's public universities, including a ban on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, restrictions on faculty strikes, and the introduction of a mandatory civics course.

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EAB

JUNE 27, 2023

As my colleague Lilia explained , nursing programs struggle to recruit and retain faculty due to the sizeable pay gap between academic and practitioner roles, high retirement rates among existing faculty, and a poor student understanding of the faculty role, which makes it unlikely that current students will pursue educator careers.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The UIA reflected that with web shows elevating topics and guests that directed attention to the issues and values we prioritize: equity, student success, experiences and outcomes for traditionally underserved communities, and diverse leadership. We hope you'll let us know what you think of these resources and how we can improve them.

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EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice It is the strong point of view of EAB research that diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) are not only mission-critical but margin-critical. To learn more about participating in the collaborative, reach out to your Strategic Leader. Explore the resources today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

This could be as simple as an email or a trip down the hall to their office, or you can create a 1-page overview or FAQ document to advertise the new tool. Case in point In 2021, EAB hosted a focus group for an institution that hoped to understand why the equity dashboard they created wasn’t being utilized.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Teachers can participate in coaching to further their own Giving Tuesday goals of accelerating equity in your district. On this infographic, include the distribution of donors and participation levels from faculty and alumni. Ideally, feature faculty, students, and staff in these videos to show everyone’s appreciation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

As Turner Kelly recalls, that year many Black faculty members were called upon to make statements and became de facto representatives of their institution’s commitment to diversity by virtue of their identity. Fries-Britt said that, when she first became a faculty member, she was struck by the culture of bullying that existed in academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This entails being anti-racist, equity-minded, and culturally responsive, as we have written about in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and several other scholarly outlets. There is a merger of traditional counseling with Black culture documented by A. Wade Boykin’s Afro-centric cultural styles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. We acknowledge that more work needs to be done to right the many wrongs imposed on Black males. Emerald Publishing Limited.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Navigate Learn more about higher ed's leading student success management system click here 14 best practices in student success management Lineage D: Equity gaps The 1970s research into student engagement gave rise to another important lineage that now defines so much of our student success work in 2023.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

Respecting correct names and pronouns This can be as simple as empowering students to indicate their correct name and pronouns on official records and documents or change their name on class rosters and other materials.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 17, 2024

One year in, a new report titled, "Under Siege: Campus Racial Climates in Texas Higher Education Amid Anti-DEI Legislation examines how a controversial bill which prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) activities, has impacted college campuses across the Lone Star state. Dr. Liliana M.

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