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AccessLex Provides Update to Legal Education Data Deck in New Release

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AccessLex Institute has released its 2025 Legal Education Data Deck, providing comprehensive insights into the current state of legal education in the United States. Similarly, the percentage of entering law students receiving conditional scholarships reached its lowest point since 2011, at 19% of all matriculants.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Named after the institutions namesake, a pioneering African American educator, the program provides comprehensive support and resources to high-achieving students. We are attracting talent who see Coppin as a place where they can reach their educational goals is very humbling for me and my faculty and staff.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Often missing is educators having compassion and understanding the root cause of students actions that shifted to them being disciplined to implementing restorative justice measures. In this practice, educators are committed to the success of historically marginalized student subgroups by countering oppressive pedagogies.

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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

s legacy through the Martin Luther King Day symposium, an academic credit workshop where both students can earn academic or continuing education credits for their participation in the event.The course is offered at no additional cost, regardless of a students credit load. The college now commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s

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The Power of Personal Storytelling in Higher Education Leadership

Higher Education Today

When I became president of the University of La Verne in 2011, I often shared the story of why I was drawn to this role—and why it resonated so deeply with my family’s values. My husband and I were committed to raising our daughters in a community that embraced inclusivity, service, and the transformative power of education.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates.