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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees.

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California Community College Professors Sue, Alleging New DEI Rules Violate First Amendment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?” I’m a professor of chemistry.

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Oakton Community College has changed its name to Oakton College. The school also presented a new logo and visual identity focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). Oakton’s Board of Trustees approved the transition in August 2021.

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Yet there is little research on the underrepresentation of African American community college trustees. However, research has demonstrated a clear underrepresentation of minority community college trustees (Moltz, 2009) with no progress being made in hiring African American administrators (Levin, Walker et al.,

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Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber.

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Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Ten years in the making The story of Black Studies at the Massachusetts public community college goes back a decade.

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Black Male Achievers Program Won't Change Name Under Florida's Anti-DEI Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 23, 2023

An academic enrichment program at Tallahassee Community College that primarily serves African American men won't have to change its name under a new state higher education law, reported WUSF. Tallahassee Community College.

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Directive to Dismiss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices Presents Opportunity to Define and Seek Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Claims that DEI IS DEAD are ringing out loudly from the current administration, but isnt there a way to make sure valuable equity-minded practices actually survive? He previously served as Chancellor for the California Community Colleges, the nations largest higher education system.

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Iowa community colleges say few changes needed to meet DEI recommendations

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Several Iowa community colleges, after reviewing their diversity, equity and inclusion activities to come in line with recommendations from Community Colleges for Iowa, have concluded that they were already on the right track in their mission of supporting all students. Read more at Iowa Capital Dispatch.

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Idaho Board of Education Faces Vote on Anti-DEI Resolution

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

The states Board of Education is expected to ban campus offices, centers and policies dedicated to DEI ideologies. The Idaho State Board of Education is slated to vote today on a resolution cutting back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at public four-year colleges and universities. Some students and faculty are outraged.

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Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. Mantella also wants to improve the pathways for students attending community colleges.

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If You Think You’re Too Small to Make a Difference, You Haven’t Spent the Night with a Mosquito

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Like mosquitoes, community colleges have the power to create a ripple of meaningful change. Community colleges, often under-appreciated yet mighty in their mission, are essential agents of transformationparticularly for students from historically marginalized communities. The numbers tell a powerful story.

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CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Meanwhile, Baruch College will organize focus groups, discussions, enhanced DEI training, and support for the school’s affinity groups. Queensborough Community College will host a Holocaust education program using its Kupferberg Holocaust Center.

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College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 27, 2025

College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI Chaos Sara Weissman Mon, 01/27/2025 - 03:00 AM Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Moono, president of SUNY Schenectady County Community College. Felder, president of Harford Community College in Maryland, where Stout began her community college career in 1984.

Faculty Lawsuit Over California Community Colleges’ DEI Rules Dismissed

Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A federal district judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Daymon Johnson, a Bakersfield College history professor, against his college and community college district in which he alleged systemwide rules to ensure employees uphold diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility values chilled his free speech.

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Community College to Reconsider Removed DEI Materials

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Des Moines Area Community College is planning to reintroduce to its website some materials related to diversity, equity and inclusion that it had removed in anticipation of anti-DEI legislation, The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported.

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No-Confidence Votes for College Leaders Who Hid Negative DEI Report

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 24, 2024

Greenfield Community College leaders prematurely ended a partnership with a DEI consulting firm that issued a highly critical report. Employees are outraged.

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Banning DEI Is Catastrophic for U.S. Science

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 26, 2025

Banning DEI Is Catastrophic for U.S. Science Elizabeth Redden Wed, 03/26/2025 - 03:00 AM An attack on DEI is an attack on science itself, Joseph L. Farina, Parvin Shahrestani, Vaughn S. Cooper and Gilda A. Barabino write. Byline(s) Joseph L. Farina Parvin Shahrestani Vaughn S. Cooper Gilda A.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training. in the last two years.” years, compared to 4.2

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DEI Isn’t Scary; Political Purges Are

Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 5, 2024

DEI Isn’t Scary; Political Purges Are Elizabeth Redden Fri, 04/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Layoffs of dozens of employees who previously held DEI-related roles at UT Austin leave students and the state worse off, Ryan A. Miller writes. Byline(s) Ryan A.

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Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2025

Colleges Flag Words Like Women to Comply With DEI Bans Sara Weissman Mon, 03/17/2025 - 03:00 AM Following the example of federal agencies, some campuses are coming up with lists of keywords to purge their webpages and courses of DEI content. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 4, 2025

What Does the Education Departments DEI Guidance Really Mean? Sara Weissman Tue, 03/04/2025 - 03:00 AM Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.

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Dissolving a DEI Office to Save DEI

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 20, 2023

The University of Arkansas is reallocating all DEI staff and resources to other campus offices. The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville didn’t wait on legislative mandates; last week, the university dissolved its DEI division on its own. Is it a capitulation to right-wing demands or a savvy defense tactic?

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Baston, president of Cuyahoga Community College pointed to the “opportunity deserts” that exist within higher education that stretch beyond race and ethnicity. Aronis said that her research reveals that many Jewish students feel unsafe on their campus and also feel that they have been abandoned by DEI offices throughout the nation.

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UNC Wilmington Eliminates DEI Office

Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 12, 2024

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has released details on its DEI restructuring plan, the first UNC institution to do so since the system board of governors ordered campus leaders to cut DEI-specific positions and spending in June.

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UNC System’s Controlled DEI Demolition

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2024

UNC System’s Controlled DEI Demolition Liam Knox Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The University of North Carolina System board of governors voted to repeal the system’s DEI policy. Will the outcomes differ from those in states that did so through legislation? Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology. About 45.5%

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Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2025

Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality Elizabeth Redden Fri, 03/07/2025 - 03:00 AM The anti-DEI movement sounds like a row of cannons, but its legal attack is a rifle shot based on one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dan Currell writes. Byline(s) Dan Currell

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Cultural Residential Communities Under Attack Amid DEI Rollbacks

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 14, 2025

Cultural Residential Communities Under Attack Amid DEI Rollbacks Johanna Alonso Fri, 03/14/2025 - 03:00 AM At least three institutions will end or suspend communities dedicated to LGBTQ and racial identities, leaving residents and alumni outraged. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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Ed Department: DEI Violates Civil Rights Law

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Ed Department: DEI Violates Civil Rights Law Liam Knox Sat, 02/15/2025 - 05:56 PM In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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DEI Spending Banned, Sociology Scrapped in Florida

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 18, 2024

DEI Spending Banned, Sociology Scrapped in Florida Josh Moody Thu, 01/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Florida’s State Board of Education imposed new prohibitions on DEI spending at state colleges, following a similar decision for state universities. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Ryan Quinn Wed, 09/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Some of the state’s biggest public institutions have voluntarily dissolved their DEI offices. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway. But will that be enough to forestall legislation that guts them even more? Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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How DEI Initiatives on Islamophobia Fall Short

Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 18, 2024

How DEI Initiatives on Islamophobia Fall Short Elizabeth Redden Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:00 AM Nadia Ahmad suggests steps institutions can take to create better anti-Islamophobia initiatives. Byline(s) Nadia Ahmad

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Are DEI Office Name Changes Enough?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 10, 2024

Are DEI Office Name Changes Enough? Johanna Alonso Wed, 04/10/2024 - 03:00 AM As DEI bans impact colleges nationwide, many institutions are renaming their offices to something more innocuous. The results have been varied. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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UNC System Board Votes to Eliminate DEI Offices

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 24, 2024

The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted on Thursday morning to eliminate a policy requiring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, and to ask individual campus chancellors to cut positions and spending on DEI.

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An Opportunity to Reframe the DEI Debate

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

An Opportunity to Reframe the DEI Debate Elizabeth Redden Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM A Dear Colleague letter seeking to prohibit race-conscious DEI initiatives should push campus leaders to rethink their core programs, Marjorie Hass writes. Byline(s) Marjorie Hass

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Florida Approves Controversial Anti-DEI Regulations

Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Florida Approves Controversial Anti-DEI Regulations Johanna Alonso Fri, 11/10/2023 - 03:00 AM Students expressed worry that the broad definitions of diversity and activism laid out in the regulations will severely restrict free expression on campus. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

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The DEI Hills Higher Ed Is Willing to Die On

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The DEI Hills Higher Ed Is Willing to Die On Sara Weissman Tue, 02/25/2025 - 03:00 AM The Education Departments Office for Civil Rights has demanded colleges rid themselves of race-conscious practices and programming. What will institutions fight to defend? Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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Jia Osiel Appointed Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

“I am excited about making a difference in the education field through leveraging my extensive leadership skills and experience across various industries to help Achieving the Dream build its organizational capacity for serving the nation’s most reform-minded community colleges.

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A ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter in Defense of DEI

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

A Dear Colleague Letter in Defense of DEI Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 02/21/2025 - 10:00 AM Shaun Harper identifies 11 specific actions higher ed institutions can take to uphold their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Byline(s) Shaun Harper

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A West Virginia HBCU Reviews Programs After Anti-DEI Order

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A West Virginia HBCU Reviews Programs After Anti-DEI Order Sara Weissman Mon, 02/17/2025 - 03:00 AM West Virginia State University, like other public institutions in the state, has to identify its DEI practices for the governor to review.

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After Sweeping Anti-DEI Guidance, What Should Colleges Do?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

After Sweeping Anti-DEI Guidance, What Should Colleges Do? Liam Knox Tue, 02/18/2025 - 03:00 AM The Education Department issued a surprise letter over the weekend vastly expanding the scope of the Supreme Courts affirmative action ban. As the dust settles, institutions must decide how to respondand whether to fight back.

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DEI Ban Prompts Utah Colleges to Close Cultural Centers, Too

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 1, 2024

As in Florida, Texas and other states that have passed anti-DEI legislation, Utah’s public institutions are applying the law with a broad brush. Starting today, Utah joins the growing list of states that have implemented a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs and practices at colleges and universities.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

California Community College Professors Sue, Alleging New DEI Rules Violate First Amendment

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Lopez Named Accessibility Services Director at Hudson County Community College

Massasoit Community College Launches New Black Studies Major

Black Male Achievers Program Won't Change Name Under Florida's Anti-DEI Law

Directive to Dismiss Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices Presents Opportunity to Define and Seek Equity

Iowa community colleges say few changes needed to meet DEI recommendations

Idaho Board of Education Faces Vote on Anti-DEI Resolution

Setting the Tone in DEI, Accessibility Work

If You Think You’re Too Small to Make a Difference, You Haven’t Spent the Night with a Mosquito

CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

College Leaders Galvanize to Fight the Anti-DEI ‘Chaos’

Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

Faculty Lawsuit Over California Community Colleges’ DEI Rules Dismissed

Community College to Reconsider Removed DEI Materials

No-Confidence Votes for College Leaders Who Hid Negative DEI Report

Banning DEI Is Catastrophic for U.S. Science

Seal of Excelencia 2024

DEI Isn’t Scary; Political Purges Are

Colleges Flag Words Like ‘Women’ to Comply With DEI Bans

What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?

Dissolving a DEI Office to Save DEI

Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

UNC Wilmington Eliminates DEI Office

UNC System’s Controlled DEI Demolition

Pride in the Halls

Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality

Cultural Residential Communities Under Attack Amid DEI Rollbacks

Ed Department: DEI Violates Civil Rights Law

DEI Spending Banned, Sociology Scrapped in Florida

Anti-DEI Bills Failed in Kentucky. Universities Are Restricting It Anyway.

How DEI Initiatives on Islamophobia Fall Short

Are DEI Office Name Changes Enough?

UNC System Board Votes to Eliminate DEI Offices

An Opportunity to Reframe the DEI Debate

Florida Approves Controversial Anti-DEI Regulations

The DEI Hills Higher Ed Is Willing to Die On

Jia Osiel Appointed Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Achieving the Dream

A ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter in Defense of DEI

A West Virginia HBCU Reviews Programs After Anti-DEI Order

After Sweeping Anti-DEI Guidance, What Should Colleges Do?

DEI Ban Prompts Utah Colleges to Close Cultural Centers, Too

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