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Why Students of Color Should Study Foreign Languages

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Beginning with the first contact with a foreign language, students develop a new perception of reality. Black students, through foreign language study, as by no other means, learn indelibly and irrefutably that minority status does not mean inferior, that different means neither better nor worse.

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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Wins 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The rural college earned the $700,000 top prize by demonstrating exceptional student outcomes, particularly in graduation rates and economic mobility for graduates. The college has achieved these results while serving many lower-income students, showing how intentional support systems can close equity gaps in higher education.

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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I was scheduled to present a proposal to my tribal council - I was seeking permission to bring a group of students from the University I worked at to the Rez for an annual cultural festival. The work of eradicating achievement gaps for Black and American Indian students is personalized in a way that is perhaps different for others.

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Faculty Demand Voice in AI Decisions as Universities Rush to Embrace Technology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As universities across the country sign lucrative contracts with artificial intelligence companies, faculty members are being left out of critical decisions that directly impact their work and student learning, according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors.

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Empowering Student Success: Fostering Holistic Growth in Higher Education

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Higher education faces a critical challenge in fostering not just academic success but also supporting students' personal development, resilience, and readiness for life beyond the classroom.

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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice. Doing so would be a disservice to me, to the students, and to the integrity of education itself. We should be teaching students how to evaluate evidence, not how to politely entertain lies.

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A Legacy of Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After attending Murray State University in Kentucky, Bumphus began his career in higher education as a director of residence halls at his alma mater, where he discovered his passion for student development. At just 24, he became a dean of students, followed by a vice president position at 29, and a college presidency before turning 40.