Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

The annual forum brought together more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators for a three-day conversation focused on enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives at colleges and universities. That topic was among many issues discussed Thursday at the NCAA Inclusion Forum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. The recruitment and retention of Latino faculty is also an element of the Seal, and CSULB has the Latinx Faculty & Staff Association.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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EAB

MARCH 9, 2023

Blogs 4 takeaways on combatting faculty burnout from our gathering of academic leaders EAB recently launched the first two-part event series for our partners focused on combatting faculty burnout and integrating a culture of well-being in academic affairs. 5 critical to dos for academic leaders to support student success 2.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This is the time for us to come together and support our faculty so that we can work to increase representation in the future.” . In the last several years, and through the pandemic, there’s been a light shined on health outcomes in communities of color,” Minguez said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“Google’s investment is building on the work that is already underway on the campuses of Morehouse and Hampton to incorporate innovative uses of technology to educate students and support faculty. Google is setting the standard, and we’re calling on the entire tech industry and others in corporate America to follow Google’s lead.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mentorship, Community Building, & Collaborative Partnerships : Encouraging administrators to establish mentorship programs and affinity groups can facilitate connections and provide spaces for minoritized students to share experiences, challenges, and successes. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

22 – came as a surprise to students and faculty alike, a little over a week before the new school term was set to start on Oct. The system is working with other partners to facilitate student transfers, according to its website. The Art Institute system will close permanently at the end of September, The Virginian-Pilot reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

UF students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and community members are invited to sign the pledge — in connection with National Bagel Day — to “combat antisemitism and all forms of hate” and commit to keep campus and the broader community “welcoming and safe places for all.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

We are excited to offer this program to our students, as well as our faculty and staff,” said RCC President Melissa Singler “We felt we needed to fill in this gap for our students who may not have access to health insurance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

By allowing the credits from one program to stack toward a higher credential, institutions can facilitate the upward mobility of their learners. Faculty and staff should check in regularly with their students to see how they’re faring not just in school but in their lives. Do we accept credit for prior learning and experience?

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Active Minds is excited to empower our scholars and see how their projects facilitate change and pave the way towards a more inclusive, just society. Aperocho Dr. Maico Demi Aperocho is presently the Fulbright FLTA Visiting Scholar/Faculty at Gonzaga University’s Department of Modern Languages and Literature in Spokane, WA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits. And targeting of faculty by groups such as Idaho Freedom Foundations does not provide a campus environment where Black people feel safe. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I found myself suddenly in charge of facilitating the educational needs of my three neurodivergent children, which consisted of three to five Zoom meetings per day and a dual-language curriculum that required me to Google Translate every other sentence to interpret and to convey. Wishing you all the best during this exceptional time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The initiative also establishes groundwork for Emory’s “Indigeneity Hub,” which will include new faculty and programs in language, literature, history and the arts, and a physical and literal language path on Emory campuses in Atlanta and Oxford.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Garcia said it’s also crucial to have contact with the four-year institution (when known) so the community college student is on the correct pathway that will facilitate transfer. Another possibility is for faculty to invite advisors to their courses, said Garcia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The lesson for students, faculty, staff, and anyone else who aspires to achieve greatness in their chosen pursuit or mission is that you will not be great if you can’t handle hate. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. Your potential and your purpose are bigger than any hate that may come against you.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

“The work that I do as a scholar is directly influenced by [the knowledge that] educators serve as critical agents to help students, particularly our minoritized students, navigate institutions that have historically struggled with facilitating access,” he said. I would expect its faculty and staff to become more diverse.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When affirmative action was introduced to provide greater access and opportunity to individuals from underrepresented groups, it was grudgingly accepted in the academic community and the administrative offices that were created to facilitate its implementation had little clout, and even less power.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

John’s University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “You belong here.” Alexander, he adds, is unveiling how racial justice is either “facilitated or constrained by the broader legal environment.” John’s University; LL.M., UCLA School of Law; and J.D., At my core, that’s what drives and motivates me,” says Alexander.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. Around one-third of institutions used technology to facilitate collaborative online international learning (COIL), such as course-level partnerships between students and faculty at home campuses and abroad.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

They say the role of department chair should be in service to an institution, fundamentally providing care, guidance, and support to not only faculty colleagues but to support staff and students as well. We have facilitated this forum to recognize the challenges you face.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal. It enables an intentional health focus across the liberal arts and facilitates dialogue on the future of healthcare.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

We have met with faculty, staff, and students to hear their concerns, and will continue discussing with them how the school can build on its efforts to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity,” the school said. In a statement, USC Chan said that they had engaged with the group. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

School counselors can facilitate this by having Black males take career assessments such as the O’Net Interest Profiler , and ensure they are taking rigorous coursework in preparation for postsecondary options such as a college/university. To note, Black males have the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It also represents the present threat of violence as a consequence for Black students who fail to comply with the authority ascribed to college and university faculty. These recent examples only further demonstrate a lack of institutional concern for the safety of Black students. Dr. Charles H.F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In short, the syllabus helps to create a structured and organized learning environment, facilitating effective communication and expectations between instructors and students. For example, faculty should focus on land-based learning that connects students to the land and Indigenous knowledge systems where possible. Dr. tavis d.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

MARCH 11, 2024

Each year, this award is presented to one undergraduate faculty advisor, one undergraduate staff advisor, and this year a graduate advisor category has been added. Advisors are nominated by students, faculty and staff. The recipients of this award have demonstrated excellent advising to Missouri State students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Protective factors such as faculty and staff that promote student connectedness and are equipped to provide psychoeducational resources and learning experiences that support student mental health can make a difference for students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

The King Collection is an open resource for Morehouse faculty and students and is often exhibited for the public. This will help facilitate the development of empathy and allow students to gain an understanding of the world from different perspectives.” Dr. Vicki L. Crawford, director of The King Collection at Morehouse College.

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Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

All faculty and staff are welcome, so please encourage colleagues to participate. Please make plans to attend academic advisor forums in the Spring 2024 semester. All sessions count toward the three hours needed for annual renewal of Master Advisor designation. Registration is strongly encouraged. Transfer News How Can AI Help Transfer?

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Civitas Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The DeVry Fusion team developed a two-pronged approach to improve their ability to help their students succeed: Establish a Data-Activated Digital Care Engine to complement faculty & advisor impact. Include clickable links in messages to facilitate students’ ability to take action.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The faculty and staff overseeing EPW know each student personally. “I Developing individual supports for each student.” “It is estimated that over 7 million people speak Spanish in Texas,” says Rueda-Acedo, who from 2005–13 was the sole faculty member. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

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Active Minds

JULY 14, 2023

Aperocho College/University: Gonzaga University Title of Project: Asian and Unique: Experiences of Communication, Inclusion, and Stigmatization Dr. Maico Demi Aperocho is presently the Fulbright FLTA Visiting Scholar/Faculty at the Department of Modern Languages and Literature at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.

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