Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In kicking off the panel, Mathis recognized the likely diversity of, and respect for, varying contexts and cultures represented among participants, including community college trustees, senior administrators, and other state and association leaders from across the country. Mathis serves as Senior Professor and Senior Director at the John E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

From there, universities and governments must expand investment in colleges and universities serving Asian American and NHPI students, create welcoming campus environments that ensure Asian American and NHPI students experience a sense of belonging, and increase the recruitment and retention of Asian American and NHPI administrators and faculty to (..)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The HEA and Titles III and V need to be updated to address the changing times and the changing nature of relationships between the government, institutions and students.” “The last time it was amended was in 2008. … Dr. Kayla C. There are needs with food, housing, mental health support and counseling. … Dr. Dwayne L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Hopeful signs for a future beyond campus food pantries abound.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

It brings together presidents, provosts, faculty, funders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address big questions facing HBCUs. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. At the end of the day, UNITE isn't just a conference; it's a movement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2023

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has placed Jackson State University (JSU) President Thomas Hudson on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately. Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony, chair of the JSU department of journalism and media studies, has been named temporary acting president, effective immediately.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Jackson State University (JSU) faculty senate voted no confidence in JSU President Thomas Hudson on Jan. McLin said that JSU leaders had repeatedly failed to respect shared governance, transparency, and accountability. 26, the Clarion Ledger reported. These types of achievements only happen through working together.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

The 15-page guide, titled An Equal Space for All: A Trustee Guide to Preventing Encampments and Occupations on Campus , calls on college governing boards to enact clear, content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions so that students and faculty understand in advance which activities are acceptable and which are not.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. The Georgia Board of Regents in 2023 ended the practice of providing diversity statements for faculty hiring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Our ability to thrive as a university depends on how well we align the needs of our students, industries, government and the broader community." Before entering the corporate world, Scott built a foundation in academia as a biology professor at Norfolk State University and served in administrative roles at Boston College and Spelman College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

The students and faculty at New College – a small school – have a reputation for leaning left politically, so a conservative turn may see resistance. Dr. Andrew Gothard, president of the United Faculty of Florida union, criticized the move. said in a statement, referring to conservative Hillsdale College.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2024

College and university professors are reconsidering how they speak to their colleagues, their administrators and in classrooms as they fear how their viewpoints might damage their reputationand even employability according to the latest survey by this free speech watchdog. The post Has faculty free speech plunged to its absolute lowest?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

Indiana University Northwest’s administration disregarded standards of academic due process when it dismissed tenured professor Dr. Mark McPhail, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

April 8, 2025 · Episode 254 Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education 36 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. Learn how higher ed leaders can turn faculty survey data into strategy, improve shared governance, and increase retention and leadership trust.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. Administrative discourse often appears devoid of substance, lacks respect for previous efforts, (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. Northwestern has one among its nine residential tax faculty. The true obstacle to building diverse law school faculties is often nothing more than old habits. Neither Stanford nor the University of Chicago have any.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 6, 2025

This gap in evaluation practices not only weakens institutional governance but also raises concerns about board independence and effectiveness. This article explores the significance of presidential evaluations, best practices for implementing them, and how they contribute to stronger institutional governance. The NWCCU standard 2.A.2

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 24, 2023

million-member American Federation of Teachers, sent a letter Wednesday to WVU’s board of governors criticizing the potential reductions, which include eliminating 9% of its majors, including all of its foreign language programs, and 7% of its full-time faculty positions. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million-member

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

He was appointed as fellow to help bolster Brown’s efforts and relationships with HBCUs, according to Brown officials, who added that he will create a consortium of partner schools for research, faculty development, student opportunities, and bolstering the number of HBCU undergraduates attending graduate school. Pinkard holds an Ed.D.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

More from UB: Some compelling reasons for electrifying your transportation fleet To help alleviate some of the concerns above and tackle this new era of generative AI, colleges and universities may wish to consider implementing an AI governance program. A complete AI governance program should also address faculty and staff usage of AI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

He served in a similar capacity previously as associate director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West, the California-based office of the national educational equity advocacy group, Ed Trust headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

The group found that academic freedom, tenure, and shared governance in Florida’s public colleges and universities are facing a politically and ideologically driven assault unparalleled in U.S. The report – produced from interviews with public Florida college faculty – also found that: Florida Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2023

Kristi Noem has opened a hotline for complaints about colleges in the state and is calling on the state higher education governing board to ban drag shows, NBC News reported. South Dakota Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

It examines over 200 indicators to determine who accesses a variety of educational environments and experiences, to explore how student trajectories and outcomes differ by race and ethnicity, and to provide an overview of the racial and ethnic backgrounds of faculty, staff, and college presidents. At an event in Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Dr. Lizette Navarette With nearly 20 years in higher education and local government under her belt, Navarette is currently executive vice chancellor of institutional supports & success for California Community Colleges. Navarette’s employment agreement will be put on the agenda for the district’s governing board at the Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization. In 2018 the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A lot of times you work for the government or a non-profit. Dr. Lorelle Espinosa Velez hopes that faculty, administrators and policy makers at graduate schools read the report, recognize the barriers that exist for Black and Hispanic STEM PhD students and make an effort to remove those barriers. “We Dr. Lorelle L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2023

But institutions of higher learning have fallen behind businesses and government when it comes to putting this data to use, according to a new study in Science. Here’s the governance model that works.’” Faculty could be freed from the burdens of populating personnel files and reports. Here’s five years.

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AIFS Abroad

JANUARY 14, 2025

AIFS Abroad’s faculty partners are the heart of our Customized Faculty-Led programs. What have you discovered in your role as faculty leader, following your own experience(s) abroad? How had their teachers and school administrators responded in this moment of crisis?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015). Dr. Carl B. Dr. Terry Calaway is president emeritus, Johnson County Community College (KS).

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SRHE

MARCH 26, 2025

It highlights the interplay of internal and external factors driving this imbalance and offers practical recommendations for policymakers and university administrators. Promotion of Emigration: University environments inadvertently encourage student and faculty migration, reducing local impact.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

Chapters 1-3 focus on the current state of Black male leadership, the distinct role of Black faculty, a critique of old and new leadership theories, and the duality of the teacher-counselor-student relationship.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 10, 2023

laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. “This will result in both academic and administrative staff changes. Other faculty sources said that history has two remaining full-time faculty members.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. According to the Government Accountability Office, “The median endowment for HBCUs is half that of other colleges and universities of the same size.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

“By codifying the program, it gives institutions something to look forward to annually as a source that they may be able to tap, assuming they qualify, for much needed resources,” said Kelly Leon, vice president of communications and government relations for the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).

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