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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

USC declined to make administrators available for interviews with Diverse. The USC Chan Justice Collective is calling for Anvarizadeh’s reinstatement, a public apology, and the resignation of two administrators who they say were involved in her demotion. “I really think that she’s so powerful that they felt threatened,” she said. “Dr.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. Dr. Brittany Williams, an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont (UVM), always had a knack for Dr. Brittany Williams learning.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

For more information on supporting formerly incarcerated students directly, please see the link to a recently published Diverse article. Colleges should be leading examples of what it means to recognize the humanity and experiences of these students.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The four-day convening will include administrators, faculty members, policy makers, and innovators interested in the latest trends and strategies for enhancing educational practices and leadership. This is the first in a series of articles about the H.E.L.F. From May 12-14th, H.E.L.F. will sponsor “Ideation. Innovation.

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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Removing barriers for students to use mental health services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

I had already been taking part in the sit-ins and civil rights demonstrations, so when I read that article in the paper, I knew that too, was something I could do something about,” he recalls. “So, He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

I had already been taking part in the sit-ins and civil rights demonstrations, so when I read that article in the paper, I knew that too, was something I could do something about,” he recalls. “So, He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Contained in a thumb drive that had to be manually installed and updated, the offline version held a catalogue of 500,000 JSTOR article titles and accompanying short descriptions that learners could peruse. If they found some interesting, they could then make requests to their administrator or librarian for the full text of articles. “I

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Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 15, 2023

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The following are three considerations for educators serving this critical higher education sector to consider: Access As expressed in an article I wrote earlier this year, AI should be used as a tool to enhance human interaction rather than replace it altogether.

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An Invisible Population: Black Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

“Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Kayon Hall, assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio.

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Central State Grad Dr. Morakinyo Kuti Appointed University’s President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Thomas University, and a doctorate in public policy and administration from Walden University. Diverse highlighted the circumstances surrounding his exit from the presidency in this article. Kuti holds a bachelor’s degree from Central State, an MBA from St.

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Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2023

This is the case even at our storied Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which are diversifying their workforce with non-Black senior-level administrators and members of the professoriate. The article was unequivocal about what led to such dismal numbers: “…not enough Black Ph.D.

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Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Known for her pedagogical and administrative vision and creativity, Westfields dynamic leadership focuses upon teachers who want to improve their teaching and have a more balanced teaching life. Westfield has published many scholarly and popular articles as well as childrens books.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students.

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National Black Justice Coalition Calls for College Board CEO to Resign

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Ron DeSantis’ administration has been vocal in its criticisms and pushback against the AP African American Studies course. The fact that the College Board not only catered to, coordinated with, and then capitulated to the DeSantis Administration, but then also attempted to cover it up with collusion makes matters worse,” Johns said.

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Only Within Their Own Institutions, Are Black Scholars without Honor!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Higher Education is a very challenging environment for anyone but particularly for scholars and administrators of color. Specifically, some of our Black colleagues are thriving, receiving genuine support, and feel a sense of workplace belonging within their respective institutions of higher education. Dr. Ronald W.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. I never would’ve made this pivot had I not read that lifechanging magazine article. It was love at first sight.

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Dr. Leah P. Hollis Appointed to Access, Equity, and Inclusion Post at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

My research on workplace bullying in higher education confirms that underrepresented minorities are most likely to face workplace bullying; therefore, this position brings my research and administrative backgrounds together.”

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Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

In this article, we share the perspectives of three Black female CEOs and our rise to the college presidency. My transition into administration was an act of resistance and liberation. I remember searchingto no availfor a textbook that contextualized the lived experiences of my students.

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Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action

Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 15, 2023

Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1398339010.jpg jpg Liam Knox Tue, 08/15/2023 - 03:00 AM

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How to avoid the Peter Principle in academic administration (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

This report is timely for everyone involved in higher education — administrators, researchers, policymakers. Jamal Watson contributed to this article. It allows us to examine the current state of race and ethnicity in higher education and strive to bridge these equity gaps.” Department of Education and U.S. Census Bureau.

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My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

JANUARY 2, 2025

I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. Public Administration Review, 78 (4), 626-639. FAFSA and beyond: How advisers manage their administrative burden in the financial aid process. Happy reading! Department of Education.

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Three Pillars of Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Framework for Building Sustainable Institutions Through Holistic Planning, Alignment, and Stakeholder Engagement

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In his latest article, Dr. Drumm McNaughton explores the three pillars of strategic planning in higher education for building institutional sustainability. What you'll gain from this article: Strategic Planning Framework: Learn the three essential pillars for institutional sustainability and transformation.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. The author of this article completed a study of the benefits of this unique program at College of the Desert and on the graduate students enrolled in the program.

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Post-Merger Integration: Planning for Successful University Mergers: Strategic Framework for Successful Integration: Aligning Vision, Operations, and Culture in Higher Education Mergers

The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In this article, Drumm shares planning considerations for university leaders, from initial vision alignment through operational execution. As mergers become a more common strategy for sustainability and growth, we're seeing presidents and boards focused on the challenges of post-merger integration.

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E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Reasons behind the behavior In their decade-old article, Wilson and Florell attributed this kind of impropriety to factors unique to email communication: the inability to give comments or nonverbal cues for a one-way message; lack of social interaction norms; and the immediacy with which an email can be sent in the heat of the moment. “As

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Nancy J. Tubbs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Tubbs grew up in Texas and attended Texas A&M University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in educational administration. It offers numerous educational and online training programs, including “Gender Recognition: A Focus on Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Awareness.”

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 20, 2023

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

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JMU administrator leads with student experience in mind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

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Advice for how colleges can avoid or end toxic work cultures (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

As an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies (ELPS) and coordinator of the college student personnel program at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she is working to achieve that goal with her scholarship and her administrative responsibilities. affect the day-to-day lives of students.”

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For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Servingness” has been amplified by several leading HSI scholars, including Dr. Gina Ann Garcia, a Berkeley School of Education professor whose books and articles help to define what it means to be an HSI in the context of the term. Investing in diversity among faculty, staff and administrators is a critical component.

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No Country for Anyone, Particularly at Michigan State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The article, No Country for Us: A Qualitative Exploration of Black Women Faculty’s Experiences Navigating Isolating Spaces in the Academy, illuminates several factors Black women faculty members experience within the academy. For the highest academic probation rates among students of color at MSU?

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Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

We believe that higher education faculty and administrators play an integral role in combating the faulty assumptions, racist ideas and harmful policies put forth by white nationalists. We believe there is a need to elevate diverse African American experiences with intersectional social identities.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Why can’t the two branches of the institution collaborate to create programming and plan activities for the entire college community inclusive of the president, faculty, staff, administration, and students? College communities can vote on the best videos and showcase it on the website.

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Unlocking the untapped potential of midlevel college leaders (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 3, 2023

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The plight of adjuncts reflects academe's dysfunction (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

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Are University Mergers the Future of Institutional Sustainability?: Examining the Benefits, Challenges, and Alternative Strategies in an Era of Higher Education Transformation

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

My latest article examines this pressing question by looking at what's driving merger discussions, what makes them succeed or fail, and other options institutions might consider. While some see mergers as the path forward, offering opportunities to combine resources and strengthen market position, others point to successful alternatives.

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Advice for college leaders on taking risks (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

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Breaking Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., Gonzalez Institution:   Claremont Graduate University Graduate Program:   Ph.D., Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Applied Gender Studies, Claremont Graduate University B.A.,

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The Future of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

What followed was an impressive career in academe that took him to several institutions across the country as a professor and later as an administrator. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in political science from Northwestern University in 1973. During his time at the helm, he and his leadership team improved the six-year graduation rate from 39.4%

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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Trending Sources

How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Staying Woke for A Cause

Staying Woke for A Cause

JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule

Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

An Invisible Population: Black Undocumented Students

Central State Grad Dr. Morakinyo Kuti Appointed University’s President

Are Career Paths of Young Black Professionals in Higher Education Being Impeded by Implicit Racism?

Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

Calls for Change at Penn State

National Black Justice Coalition Calls for College Board CEO to Resign

Only Within Their Own Institutions, Are Black Scholars without Honor!

A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Dr. Leah P. Hollis Appointed to Access, Equity, and Inclusion Post at Penn State

Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action

How to avoid the Peter Principle in academic administration (opinion)

Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

My 2025 Higher Ed Finance Reading List

Three Pillars of Strategic Planning in Higher Education: A Framework for Building Sustainable Institutions Through Holistic Planning, Alignment, and Stakeholder Engagement

Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Post-Merger Integration: Planning for Successful University Mergers: Strategic Framework for Successful Integration: Aligning Vision, Operations, and Culture in Higher Education Mergers

E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Nancy J. Tubbs

York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

JMU administrator leads with student experience in mind

Advice for how colleges can avoid or end toxic work cultures (opinion)

An Equity and Access Champion

For HSIs, “Servingness” is a Journey, Not an Endpoint

No Country for Anyone, Particularly at Michigan State University

Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Unlocking the untapped potential of midlevel college leaders (opinion)

The plight of adjuncts reflects academe's dysfunction (opinion)

Are University Mergers the Future of Institutional Sustainability?: Examining the Benefits, Challenges, and Alternative Strategies in an Era of Higher Education Transformation

Advice for college leaders on taking risks (opinion)

Breaking Barriers

The Future of Black Leadership

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