Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2025

Brian Burt A groundbreaking video series designed to support Black boys and men in STEM education has earned national recognition, highlighting the University of Wisconsin-Madison's commitment to diversity and inclusion in engineering fields.

STEM education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

Chan School of Public Health Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Always strive to see the bigger picturehow your teaching, research, and advocacy can ripple outward to impact lives. She says that she aims to help students recognize how power, equity, and inclusion shape healthcare outcomes.

Therapist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Shaun Harper, University of Southern California; Dr. Dawn Johnson, Syracuse University; Dr. Candace Maddox Moore, University of Maryland, College Park Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Be unapologetic about your work. Trust in the possibility of achieving the impossible, even when it feels out of reach.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

Faculty are not just instructorsthey are mentors, guides, and co-conspirators in the work of equity and justice. We are investing in faculty. They are dismantling outdated paradigms, building inclusive systems, and redefining success on their own terms. From curriculum to campus culture, intentionality drives design.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

The fellowship program will also be available to Howard's faculty members. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist is on Howards faculty as well as award-winning writer Ta-Nehesi Coates, who is the Sterling Brown Endowed Chair at the university. Howard's Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Anthony K. Dr. Ibram X.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. This program paired faculty members with developmental education freshmen.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 28, 2025

While typically a routine approval, Ono's candidacy has drawn unprecedented political attention due to his previous statements supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The energy here at the University of Florida is palpable, and I am eager to join the wonderful students, faculty and staff of the Gator Nation.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

You must set aside your personal experiences and biases and recognize the unique challenges today’s underrepresented students face, whether academic or otherwise, particularly on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). At this moment, when people are walking away from DEI initiatives, we cannot rely on the status quo.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. For instance, The center that Chancler directs was once known as The Center for Multiculturalism and Inclusivity. Now its just The Center.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. Hosting trans awareness events, safe zone training, Take Back the Night, and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, for instance, are effective strategies for creating inclusive campus climates.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

A federal judge in New Hampshire delivered a significant legal victory Thursday for proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in education by granting a preliminary injunction against the U.S. The Department of Education has not issued a public response to the court's decision.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

Burke added that "Sudha's accomplishments and skill set as a dean and faculty member fit well with the aspirations of LSAC in its next chapter." Making history as the first South Asian American woman to serve as dean of an ABA-accredited law school, Setty has been particularly focused on diversity and inclusion in leadership roles. "We

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2025

McClure begins his inquiry by exploring the ways in which the pandemic caused faculty and staff, like their counterparts in other professions, to interrogate workplace cultural norms. A crucial through-line of the author’s argument entails the inclusion of employees from all divisions and levels in strategic planning processes.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This past summer, the Campaign for College Opportunity released a brief under their Affirming Equity, Ensuring Inclusion, Empowering Action initiative that sheds light on the college preparation, access and success trends for multiple groups within the U.S. Asian American and NHPI populations, among the fastest-growing in the nation.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The primary argument made in the article is that despite having spent approximately a quarter of a billion dollars since 2016, faculty and students are not enthusiastic about Michigan’s DEI initiatives. institutions were not designed with Black people’s best interests in mind.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2025

In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contributions. Every third Monday in January, millions of Americans pay homage to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and this year is no different.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Because of the dean leads, the vice provost, the team members working with me, we were able to do great things with faculty and faculty fellows.

Placement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. MATC officials maintain that the allegations are unfounded.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Delta’s Guiding Pillars: Equity and Completion Led by Gavin, the Delta faculty and staff are focused on two key pillars: equity and completion. Shelly Raube “So, whether you’re staff, whether you’re faculty, whether you’re a student, we want to be that place for our community for them to come in and see themselves here,” adds Raube.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2025

As a soon-to-be septuagenarian, current university faculty member and educational researcher, the guiding principle learn throughout life resonates with me. The Center identified 10 principles to guide working through the challenges of longevity and capitalize on the opportunities.

Therapist

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

We demonstrated to the country that we’re thinking about the highest form of undergraduate education in a way that is inclusive of everyone,” says Jordan in an interview with Diverse. Faculty will come and faculty will go, but that site will remain. It took perseverance. It took funding. It took imagination,” says Dennie.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Afterward, he led economic development efforts for the 1983 World’s Fair where he fought for Black inclusion. He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions. Robinson later returned to the University of Tennessee, initially as a political science lecturer.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. higher education. Founded in 1994, the Ph.D. higher education institutions.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

W hen it comes to leadership and inclusion, outgoing UC Riverside chancellor Dr. Kim A. With unwavering commitment, Chancellor Wilcox champions diversity and inclusivity,” says Dr. Denise Woods, Vice Chancellor of Health, Well-being and Safety at UC Riverside and an assistant clinical professor in the School of Medicine.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Patterson, a native of Corinth, Mississippi, brings 25 years of higher education experience to Murray State, with particular expertise in enrollment management, diversity and inclusion, and strategic planning. I am truly humbled and honored to be selected as President of Murray State University," said Patterson. "My

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Unlike traditional academic organizations that can be exclusive or rigid in their scope, BWSA is intentionally inclusive, embracing interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to the field of Black Womens Studies. asked Samuel.

Collaboration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says. Those opportunities led Howard-Baptiste to Miami University in Ohio where she earned degrees in exercise science, health promotion, and a Ph.D.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 28, 2025

The project's emphasis on accessibility aligns with broader conversations in higher education about making scholarship more inclusive and publicly engaged. "This kind of knowledge about Black literary creativity and history grows through years of study and conversation."

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

The decision came just two weeks after the college announced a tentative agreement with the Faculty and Staff Federation, which represents college employees. They've been inclusionary and we've made the effort to ensure that when we talk about diversity, equity and inclusion, the focus is on including opportunity and access."

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Afterward, he led economic development efforts for the 1983 World’s Fair where he fought for Black inclusion. He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions. Robinson later returned to the University of Tennessee, initially as a political science lecturer.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

How one approaches resource allocationwhether it involves the funding of positions, projects, or prioritiesoccupies a prominent place in the minds of the faculty, classified staff, students, community, and board members. The effective and prudent management of the budget is one of the most challenging tasks a CEO undertakes.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Moorpark College faculty members provide students more time on tests in gateway Math and English courses. A dialog-rich culture leans into the climate surveys and focus groups and we use course-embedded tutors and two-way texting to motivate academic success and achievement. We are there for them when they need us.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In addition to benefiting UCLA students directly, Yoo sees the program as part of a broader effort towards “inclusive excellence” across the University of California system. Such a dual designation, he added, reflects the university's broader goal to support diversity and equity across the student body, faculty, and campus culture.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

At the University of Maryland, College Park she created sustainable inclusive excellence initiatives that have served students on that campus for over 20 years. Dr. Jenkins currently serves as Associate Provost for Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina.

Community outreach

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 3, 2025

Department of Justice, which alleged that UVA had failed to fully dismantle its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs despite federal demands. The board conducted extensive outreach to the UVA community, hosting listening sessions with faculty, students, and alumni. "We Ryan's departure came after intense pressure from the U.S.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Adjust Strategies: Use data to adjust financial aid strategies to meet the evolving needs of families and to promote diversity and inclusion. By implementing these strategies, private schools can create a more equitable and inclusive environment where students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to thrive.

Financial aid