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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Moving the Needle on Graduation Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Elston is currently the longest serving staff member at CCA, and he says that the organization’s increased focus on minority serving institutions (MSIs), marginalized populations, and first-generation, low-income, and rural community college students began under Watson Spiva’s leadership. Dr. Dhanfu E.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. The career goals and objectives of business students have evolved greatly over the past decade.

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College endowments dropped in fiscal year 2022

Confessions of a Community College Dean

21 Dartmouth College 8,065,743 8,484,189 -4.93 Colleges appearing at the bottom of the full endowment list are Oakton Community College ($6.2 million), Lakeland Community College ($5.7 This is the second year the NACUBO survey has asked about donations for DEI efforts.

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How to keep moving when higher ed data dries up

University Business

Community colleges and regional public universities often rely on federal data not only for compliance but also for peer benchmarking, state-directed accountability linked directly to their funding, evaluating return on investment, and evidence of graduate outcomes such as gainful employment. The forms are still being submitted.

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‘Affirmative action made us complacent’: Leaders on their back heels get real on equity

University Business

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president and CEO of the College Futures Foundation , said the process begins by “flipping the nomenclature,” or reframing how we inherently perceive different kinds of institutions. He believes community colleges should be considered “elite” for housing under-resourced students.

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What do attacks on ESG mean for college endowments?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Even as conservative lawmakers have ratcheted up attacks on DEI—diversity, equity and inclusion—in higher education, another acronym has begun to attract their attention: ESG. DeSantis announced legislation in February that he claims will “protect Floridians from the woke ESG financial scam.”

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