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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Attorney, politician, and advocate, Stacey Abrams aptly captures the essence of this transformation in her comments: “DEI is essential to building educational institutions that are welcoming, fair, and free from discrimination and hate. As Dr. Johnnetta B.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong. “We

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NCORE Conference Tackles Affirmative Action and Mass Incarceration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alexander noted the progress that had been made since the 2010 publication of that book—the number of areas that have banned job interviewers from asking about prior convictions, the number of states that have legalized marijuana, and the strides made by the prison abolition movement.