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HBCU Leaders to Convene in Atlanta for UNITE 2025 Under Theme "Together We Lead"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 1,300 HBCU leaders, faculty, students, and advocates will gather in Atlanta next week for UNITE 2025, the nation's most influential annual convening dedicated to advancing sustainability and excellence in historically Black colleges and universities.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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A Race to Find Diverse Candidates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even though the landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education may have changed over the last three years, institutional and academic search firms say their commitment to identifying leaders, staff, and faculty who embody the essence of DEI work remains strong. Earlier this year, Republican Gov.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Dismantling the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I moved from a faculty role into more administrative work, the words stayed with me though they no longer informed text selection, course design, or other personal pedagogical practices. Many of us have, for decades, sought to make higher education more diverse, accessible, and inclusive.

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How strong institutional partnerships serve transfer students well. Reflections on ED’s Raise The Bar Summit

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Department of Education (ED) recognizes the urgent need for clear, supportive institutional pathways to degree completion and recently organized the Raise the Bar Summit at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) to explore the intricacies of these processes. It requires commitment from faculty and top leaders.

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My journey from the barrios of Albuquerque to a career in higher education is a testament to the power of commitment—and coaching. This simple enrollment threshold, coupled with an increase in the Latine population in higher education, has caused the ranks of HSIs to swell — from less than 200 in 1990, when the U.S.