Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Chaka Cummings has been appointed the inaugural executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky. It will work to help make sure that the contributions of Black Kentuckians are embedded into the teaching of state and national history. Woodson Center for Interracial Education at Berea College.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M. Hines, E.M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA) English professor is alleging that his job is under review for teaching a racial justice unit, CNN reported. Joeckel said he had been teaching a racial justice unit for years without a hitch. Dr. Samuel Joeckel “[They] told me they had concerns that I was indoctrinating students.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

At a time when anti-Black sentiment permeates every level of our educational system, the need for educators who are anti-racist, equity-minded, and culturally sustaining is critical , and the stakes, particularly for Black students, are arguably greater in higher education than in K-12. Dr. Donna Y.

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MARCH 29, 2024

As the call for equity for all students grows louder, community college educators (and other sector leaders) seek to implement equity initiatives to decrease outcome disparities. This author argues that cultural responsiveness and institutional policies and practices must be deeply integrated into the equity conversation.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). I am very happy to be a part of Hudson County Community College, where diversity, equity, and inclusion is valued and lived,” said Lopez. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

democracy; and · All stakeholders who care about an inclusive and rights-respecting US democracy should unite in protest of legislation at the local, state and federal level to ban books and to ban anti-racist teachings like Black feminism, CRT, Black Queer Studies and Intersectionality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. The University of Florida is an elite institution because of our incredible faculty who are committed to teaching, discovering, and serving," the memo added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

On March 7, Dr. Shaun Harper, university professor, provost professor of education, business and public policy, and the founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, was watching a livestream from the U.S. Owens called diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives “demeaning and racist.” Dr. Toby S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. One of Leyva’s active research projects is Transformative Inclusion in Postsecondary STEM (TIPS).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. These regulations are a totalitarian triple-whammy,” FIRE attorney Daniel Ortner said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

And my equity journey continues. But my longtime concerns for him as a parent have grown more severe in today’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion climate. Disparate voices, opinions, and teachings blended in one campus environment designed to help students learn, think independently, and grow. Dr. Susan D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

We cannot let DEI sabotage our country’s fundamental values of hard work and meritocracy, teaching our children that it’s acceptable to judge each other based on race or sex.” Let’s be clear on what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean,” she continued. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As associate director of the university’s Center for Advancement of Teaching, Rahming oversees FSU’s Learning Assistant Program, which has yielded impressive results in helping students excel in some of the school’s high-enrollment, lower-division courses that provide the foundation for learning in late courses. The concept is quite simple.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2024

Similarly, many university administrators, including education deans, disseminated statements illustrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, most statements lacked concrete action plans for creating inclusive and antiracist learning settings. Four years later, the pendulum has shifted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Across states like South Carolina to Florida , local school boards are actively involved in banning books, removing school leaders committed to equity, and imposing limitations on classroom teachers, preventing them from teaching an accurate and honest portrayal of the United States' history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Jay Pearson will become the inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, effective Jan. Our Sanford community has invested itself greatly in diversity, equity and inclusion, but the work is ongoing. “Our Dr. Jay Pearson Pearson is the H.M.

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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. So, when the teaching about race, inequality, and DE&I efforts come under attack, how should higher education leaders respond?

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

But after he began teaching about the issue, he gradually changed his mind. Ahmed – who is vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Vermont – has been working in the field of diversity for over 20 years, educating, consulting, and training people about DEI matters, mostly focused on higher ed.

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APRIL 29, 2024

Further, HBCUs remain a pathway to equity and economic success for Black Americans, enrolling 10% of all Black university students and producing 17% of all Black graduates while disproportionately enrolling low-income and first-generation students. Next in line is our bastions of higher education, as evidenced by TSU.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Evans’s demonstrated commitment to and experience with advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for students, faculty, and staff,” said Dr. Jean Wincek, chair of the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

We are actively attacking the leadership stance of the DeSantis administration and legislative bills restricting the teaching of Black History which Dr. Carter G. Kim McKissick; and Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter. “We Woodson gave his life's work with the founding of ASALH,” said Dulaney.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Education (ED) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) held the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit: Holistic Advising and Wraparound Services in Washington, D.C. Creating data management systems in real time so that staff are trained to use that data and to think about it as an equity tool.

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APRIL 8, 2024

Within professional environments, microaggressions persist as a pervasive and often overlooked force, representing one of the most significant challenges to equity and inclusion. Unfortunately, experiences like these are all too common in healthcare today. Microaggressions are often rooted in unconscious or implicit bias.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Evans’s demonstrated commitment to and experience with advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for students, faculty, and staff,” said Dr. Jean Wincek, chair of the St. Catherine University Board of Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Dr. Mary Ann Villarreal Villarreal is currently the vice president for equity, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Utah. Other appointments include Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, president of Hollins University, as past chair; Dr. Timothy K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This involves (re)evaluating and (re)shaping multiple aspects of education to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment. Furthermore, feedback loops must be baked into our teaching practices for students to provide input on the inclusivity and effectiveness of educational media. How do we do this?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Jones Jones is currently chief diversity officer at William Paterson University and teaches diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) modules to senior leaders through The Equity Institute, a remote program at the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We present the problems/solutions as an easily accessible 10-point checklist, so that you can grade your own processes, identify your challenges, and proactively incorporate de-biasing practices in the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

A Penn State representative said the administration did respond to the reports when they were first published, and the reports became part of their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging inventory from last spring. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Embedded in its work is a concentrated focus on equity and inclusion. And honesty is evident in not only what we do when we’re doing career counseling and career services work but also in how we teach our collective stories as well as our histories.” The founders of ATD met the moment. This is now our moment,” said Stout. “Our

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

The school is “committed to preparing diverse leaders” and pledges “accountability and transparency, as well as consistent engagement to ensure that we create and maintain an inclusive environment.” What are we teaching? How are we teaching it? Who’s teaching it?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Such an interdisciplinary approach to learning is needed, experts say, to advancing equity in higher education and transform the educational landscape. It is more than I expected,” said Soares, who also teaches at Louisiana State University and Southern University in Baton Rouge. “I

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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. This means seeing Black history and culture represented in the courses they take and the professors who teach them.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

in political science from Binghamton University and secured a tenure-track teaching position at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2018. At URI, he teaches a wide range of classes on human rights, international relations theory, political violence, Black protests, and research methods. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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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.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.

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