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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When the same trends were juxtaposed with the recently released data, there was a slight decline in giving, but the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021 were two of the best giving years on record with $486.26 billion and $516.65 billion in charitable giving, respectively. And herein lies our greatest opportunity.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charles Alexander is shown with Kiet Lam, president of the AAP alumni network. 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. Courtesy of Dr. Charles Alexander Dr. Charles J.

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AAUP: How wealth is being weaponized to manufacture backlash

University Business

The nonprofit membership organization with over 500 local campus chapters and 39 state organizations believes that much of the uproar against higher education since 2020 derives from a small and coordinated effort by wealthy Republican- and Libertarian-backed megadonors.

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Managing Your Reputation: Building Trust in Divided Times

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It’s imperative to understand the audience you’re speaking to—students, faculty/staff, alumni, etc. Studies conducted by Pew Research Center , NPR/PBS/Marist , the Economist, and YouGov find significant differences in support for Israelis or Palestinians by age, race, and even the social media platform where views are posted.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Part of the demands that intensified in 2020 was the call to make athletic departments more diverse.

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Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, Appointed President and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, has been named the next president and CEO of social justice organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson and continuing the fight for freedom, peace, equity, justice and human rights.” The coalition’s founder, Rev. Jackson, announced his retirement over the weekend.

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At Princeton, a Contained Debate About a Contested Statue

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But some students and alumni defend Witherspoon and the statue. If you’re not going to honor anybody who ever did anything that doesn’t pass today’s standards of social justice, then you’re not going to be honoring many people anywhere, ever,” he said. In the 2015-2020 period, it was largely based in protest,” Carry said.