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Forging a Bond: Black and Jewish Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Robert Kraft’s Foundation brought a diverse group of Black and Jewish students, faculty and administrators together for a series of Unity Dinners across the nation. The dinners - which kicked off at the National Civil and Human Rights Museum in Atlanta before moving to George Washington University in D.C.

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Scholars at AABHE Conference Discuss Strategic Responses to Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. Heath urged program administrators to study the legislative efforts to curtail DEI on campus before they make any changes. Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr.

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Take the UB survey: What kind of event are you excited about?

University Business

University Business wants to invite you to a national event, and the latest UB survey asks for your help hammering out the details. What do you feel is currently missing in the higher education events and media space? How can University Business help address this gap or meet that need through our events or content?

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The ABCs of Community College Leadership: What CEOs Need to Know

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While this is a collective undertaking, most often a senior-level administrator is designated to lead that effort and serve as the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO). CEOs often lament that attending to the day-to-day tasks of college administration leaves them little time to get outside of their offices (let alone their campuses).

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Events and activities happen throughout the academic year. UM holds a Native and indigenous kickoff event for first-year students and transfers, which is a two-and-a-half-day immersive experience held before the university’s welcome week. There are 11 federally recognized American Indian tribes in Minnesota.

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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The event offered pro-bono legal consultations and support from community organizations providing social services, health care, financial services, and employment. On an unseasonably warm November weekend, people gathered on campus for a record clearing and expungement clinic organized by the Community College of Philadelphia Foundation.

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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With her dream in sight, she started pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration in 2020 at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, an HBCU. At Homecoming], they aren’t playing hip-hop or rap music that is relevant to our culture, so we would have to have our own events to feel that cultural connection to our campus.”