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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. The real motivation behind anti-DEI efforts To understand the current backlash, we must first recognize its roots.

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

Francis Key Statement: DEI: Creating a Classroom Culture Keywords: Diversity, Instructional Practices, Classroom Culture Introduction Inclusive classrooms and equitable instructional practices have been a subject of discussion for several years, particularly within higher learning institutions. Karen Blaha , University of St. Mirolli M., &

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. Also, the institution’s DEI officers are most effective when having a dotted line relationship to the board of trustees and regularly reported to trustees on goals and progress.

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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. The Future of Higher Education: How Colleges Can Transform Their Financial Strategies.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He became executive vice president in 2013 and assumed the presidency in 2018. It’s not me speaking against these [anti-DEI] bills, it’s about me laying out what I believe to be truly what’s good for the state of Kentucky,” he adds. It also licenses nonprofit and for-profit higher education institutions in the state.

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Should accreditors help higher ed identify what’s good enough for them?: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 143 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

They also discuss accreditors’ stances on DEI, the politicization of critical race theory, and the professionalization of college sports. Podcast Highlights DEI is multi-dimensional, and the political elements of critical race theory are important to discuss, not just to legislate.

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A partisan tug-of-war over the University of North Carolina

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Paul Fulton, a former member of the Board of Governors from 2009 to 2013, said he doesn’t think UNC has quite reached the tipping point, but he is increasingly concerned about the future of what he calls “one of our state’s greatest assets.