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Why Does Fear Surround DEI Efforts?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I stood in front of the entire school, my peers, teachers, and administrators, a sea of majority whiteness, and in February, a month dedicated to people who looked like me, and asked by the only Black teacher at the school, I celebrated my history. People sat outside on blankets, chatting or reading books. Before DEI was a thing, Ms.

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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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Higher Education Leaders Build Coalition to Resist Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In legislatures and courtrooms across the country, attempts to ban books, impose educational gag orders, limit what can be taught and by whom, and defund and discredit diversity, equity, and inclusion work in colleges and universities pose a monumental threat to the nation’s future.

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DeSantis bans DEI in Florida, calling it “discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination”

University Business

As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. This bill says the whole experiment with DEI is coming to an end in the state of Florida.” On Monday, Gov.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. One is the anti-DEI push being made on the field, including book bans at the K-12 level and the targeting of student resources in higher education. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Dr. Ruth M.

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“If you’re a governor — at least in Massachusetts — you worry about 351 cities and towns and you love them all because they all matter, and if you’re doing your job, you and your administration are spending a lot of time with everybody.” He’s the right leader at the right time.”

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HBCUs Continue to Meet Their Mission During Tough Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

America’s racial tension has been heightened by increasingly conservative Supreme Court rulings, book bans, and an increasing number of bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming in states across the country. Those are the tough choices HBCU administrators are faced with every day of the week.”