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What to Expect When Expecting a DEI Layoff

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In this post-presidential election reality, many of us are feeling uncertain about our jobsespecially DEI folks who have been seeing the writing on the wall for quite Shawntal Z. As I write this, I hope that many of my fellow DEI champions can retain their jobs and continue making a positive impact. Brown some time.

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Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. The two have to come together.”

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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Find ways to take pleasure in your work now, because this is such a rewarding job.” For as long as she can remember, Dr. Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I

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Center students in the diversity statement debate (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Going even further, the state of Florida is defunding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the state; Texas’s governor has warned against DEI in hiring practices ; and Iowa , Utah and West Virginia are all considering bills that would defund DEI initiatives or eliminate DEI statements in hiring.

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Why Faculty Diversity Matters

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But it does mean that he combines open-mindedness with a critical sensibility, and a staunch commitment to viewpoint pluralism and empiricism with an emphasis on social justice. In his view, this isn’t just a matter of social justice or equity. Is the representativeness problem a matter of social justice?

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How You Will Never Be Able to Trust Generative AI (and Why That’s OK)

eLiterate

You don’t understand Chinese, but you have an extensive rule book written in English. This book tells you exactly how to respond to Chinese characters that come through the incoming slot. Is it the book? We generally don’t say books understand anything. Is it the man/book combination?

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Equity and Inclusive Excellence Update

Goucher DEI

You can schedule an appointment with Kirsten at any time using the Office of Title IX’s Bookings page. Maeba is excited to use this shift as an opportunity to build and expand social justice dialogue work at Goucher. The Office of Title IX manages the Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures.