Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Ariella Robbins is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Villanova University, a post she has held since November 2024. Robbins also established Employee Resource Groups to provide support and engagement to faculty and staff.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2025

Supervision models that promote identity exploration, monitor emotional labor, and facilitate the processing of countertransference should be essential components of counselor training. Wellness Structures: Provide identity-affirming support through affinity spaces, BIPOC-led debriefings, and race-informed mentorship.

Counseling

Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 11, 2025

I worked together with Louise Drumm, Helen Beetham and Rosemarie McIlwhan, to design and facilitate a workshop at the Networked Learning Conference 2024 on Generating AI alternatives: collaborating and creating intersections. The map will be published by GTM in 2025. The full report will be published by the European Commission JRC in 2025.

Collaboration

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. In addition, he plans to create discussions about fostering inclusion, find solutions to provide more opportunities for students from this demographic, and strategies to protect their mental well-being.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

predominately white institutions) known to facilitate discrimination, isolation, and marginalization. In conclusion: The “secret sauce” of HBCUs’ success in supporting Black students comes from their emphasis on “Black identity formation” and levels of support and inclusion, which can boost self-confidence and academic performance.

Mental health

COE

MAY 2, 2025

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Education

Catherine Cronin

JANUARY 16, 2025

We created and facilitated an inclusive workshop space, inviting participants to personally reflect on these ideas and questions, and to create an artefact to express their ideas. The workshop was designed to run simultaneously face-to-face and online, with multiple facilitators in each space.

Humanities

Close the Gap Foundation

JUNE 25, 2025

Her leadership is rooted in inclusion. “She really facilitated interactions and broke down barriers between me and my fellow cohort members.” ." Leading Through Experience As a first-generation immigrant who moved to the U.S. ” Now, Yuki is paying it forward.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 13, 2025

With the Trump administration setting its sights on eliminating all DEI or diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education and other sectors, thefuture of AANAPISIs one of the youngest types of federally-designated MSIs, or Minority-Serving Institutions is uncertain. The department administers grants for AANAPISIs and MSIs.

Tutoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way. Despite the Department of Education (ED) allocating funding for personnel and resources to facilitate submission of the 2024-25 FAFSA form, issues persisted. Larry Hlavenka Jr.,

Mental health

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

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First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.

Community college

COE

JULY 8, 2025

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First generation

COE

JULY 10, 2025

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Education

COE

JULY 15, 2025

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First generation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

That topic was among many issues discussed Thursday at the NCAA Inclusion Forum. 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.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Harvey Nevertheless, some of these alumni maintain various levels of contact with their alma maters – ranging from attending reunion events, to regularly reviewing materials they receive from the college or university, to making monetary donations they hope will help produce a more inclusive atmosphere for current and future generations.

Facilitation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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). Alison Roark, associate professor of biology and program director.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As institutions grapple with this shift, they must adopt innovative strategies to maintain their commitment to diversity and inclusion, honor their espoused values, and care for the broad constituencies they serve and support. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The award facilitates a range of educational pathways, encompassing online, certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate programs. Award amounts will vary depending on program and incoming student status. Award amounts will vary depending on program and incoming student status.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

McGrath is a visionary leader with a deep commitment to our core values of respect, diversity, social justice and inclusion, and we are confident that she will guide our venerable institution through a new era of success locally, nationally, and globally." “Dr.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

Microsoft, and Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth. Agency for International Development will invest $850,000 to facilitate EDTECH Africa between HBCUs and Kenyan universities. It is aimed at cultivating educational exchanges in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, the U.S.,

University

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. This involves (re)evaluating and (re)shaping multiple aspects of education to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment. Dr. tavis d.

Higher education

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. Her interest broadly includes facilitating authenticity, freedom, and emotional ex pression through innovation and creation pertaining to diverse Black psychological experiences.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence. The chance to work with the community to form a culture that exudes belonging and inclusion was irresistible.” Britt Rios-Ellis has immersed herself in Warrior culture, becoming acquainted with the local communities of California’s Central Valley.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Black Issues In Higher Education presented a phalanx of stories focused on the lethargic efforts of institutions across the nation, which sent a clear and direct message to the academic community that it was time to live up to the values of inclusivity and fairness that it espoused.

Higher education

Active Minds

JUNE 1, 2023

With the golden sun of June upon us, we’re diving into the heart of Pride Month, a time for reflecting on strides made in LGBTQ+ rights, acknowledging persistent barriers, and recommitting ourselves to the path of inclusivity and respect for all. Consider volunteering your time or making a donation.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

One vehicle for this would be the development of an alternative collective that would facilitate opportunities comparable to what they would have had at UF or FSU. This “carpool” system would consist of two primary components: comparable scholarships and name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities.

Inclusion

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. Earning the Seal will only deepen our future work in building a richly diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

These future collegiate athletes, and their families, will be informed in no uncertain terms that the institutions represented by the coaches offer welcoming and supportive environments to facilitate their development and meet their needs.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The presence of Black educators not only serves to motivate and inspire Black students but also enriches the learning environment for all students by bringing diverse perspectives and teaching styles that foster a more inclusive and engaging educational experience.

Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Flourishing is most often associated with creating and facilitating the environment for a person to be successful.

Inclusion

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.” It’s an important goal in a profession that serves people of all backgrounds but whose practitioners are over 80% white.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If your community college is struggling to have those conversations, outside facilitators can support you. At some institutions, veterans are more willing to self-identify than at others; therefore, understanding how you are addressing the diverse experiences of military-affiliated learners can create greater inclusion.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The responsibility of leading an academic department — particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing attacks on affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts — has increasingly become daunting. We have facilitated this forum to recognize the challenges you face.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Peer learning facilitators are students who successfully passed the course they are being hired for, and some have previously been recipients of AAP peer learning.

Success