University Business

MARCH 13, 2023

Following New College of Florida’s board of trustees voting to abolish all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs schoolwide, the DeSantis-backed president has axed its top officer. The three other officers who worked in the now-defunct DEI program were reassigned. “I am the first casualty in many ways.”

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

My colleague Madeleine Rhyneer recently fielded a survey with enrollment and admissions leaders, and Differentiating the Student Value Proposition was among the top three priorities cited. Our point of view at EAB is that DEI is both mission and margin critical. Right now is not the time to take your foot off the gas.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 27, 2025

Theyve also diversified revenue streams by leveraging endowments and increasing alumni contributions, creating a model of financial sustainability while maintaining accessibility. Additionally, Berkeleys efforts in inclusive faculty hiring and climate assessments demonstrate a commitment to embedding DEI throughout the institution.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Associate Provost for Academic and Graduate Affairs, Seton Hall University Melissa McCauley, Director of Marketing, Wilfrid Laurier University Enhancing the attractiveness of joint undergraduate and graduate degrees Coutney B.

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Goucher DEI

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

GPEP’s admissions process is unlike that of a traditional college. Instead, GPEP’s admissions framework creates a path to college for these students, regardless of initial academic readiness. GPEP alumni carry on this work past their graduation and return home. Read more about the GPEP Alumni Internship Program.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They want to hear stories from current students and alumni. Schools want to show prospective students that they’re investing in the things that matter most to them: mental health and wellness resources, affordability, career services, DEI efforts, etc. This has created a shift in tour priorities for our partners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 6, 2024

DEI has emerged as a major culture war issue less than four years after the tragic murder of George Floyd prompted a national conversation regarding racial and structural inequities in American society. The DEI pushback is strong and widespread, especially in public higher education. competitiveness in the long run.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

A Possible Solution: Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) is a comprehensive process that involves more than just recruitment and admissions. This holistic approach encompasses marketing, recruitment, admissions, and retention strategies, all aimed at achieving optimal enrollment and graduation rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Meanwhile, more than 700 hundred Harvard faculty signed on to a letter in defense of the university’s president, Dr. Claudine Gay, as some lawmakers and alumni are calling for her resignation just months into her term. She has agreed to keep serving as Penn’s leader until the university names an interim president.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

These mini grants funded a reading group that explored the relationship between culture and the environment, a Linguistic Justice faculty workshop, and a “Gopher Trailblazers in STEMM Alumni Speaker Series.” The AAGC is also exploring the creation of other affinity groups, such as those for Latinx/Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ alumni.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2025

Of course, you still have to pass the standards of the schools admissions board. Harvard has had alumni like Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to the high court. If this is the way to overcome the legal attacks on race-based admissions, and a bad SCOTUS decision, thats great.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2024

It seemed interim President Dr. Alan Garber had managed to peacefully end the protest encampments in Harvard Yard without arrests and well ahead of graduation and alumni celebrations in May. BACKWARD STEPS Among the reversals since January is the victory to eliminate racist standardized test as an admission requirement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

From a spring full of student protest to the ending of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures in some states, the list of stressors is only likely to increase as time marches into 2025. Since 2013, over 80 anti-DEI bills have been introduced in 28 states, and 14 have been signed into law. Dr. Stella M.

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