Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Throughout the course of our careers, we have consistently championed the transformative influence of education in promoting environmental and social justice as ways to improve people’s lives and advance a more equitable society, albeit from different perspectives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2023

One ingredient, the report finds, is HBCUs’ unique mission—not just to confer degrees, but to build individual and community prosperity, with an eye towards social justice. Palmer, chair of the educational leadership & policy studies department at Howard University. bridge program as an example.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

Anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in states like Texas and Florida is tied to a national trend of trying to make LGBTQ+ people and people of color invisible and more easily discriminated against, says Imani Rupert-Gordon, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2023

Oubré sought to reaffirm the Whittier’s values of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and had made the “tough decision” to realign resources, she said. “It is our students, many of who, like me, are the first in their families to go to college, that have motivated and sustained me in this work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Professor, Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Director, Asian American Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., As protests continue to evolve, Lopez says that digital activism will continue to play a critical role in connecting people to social justice issues. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

Francis College, in 1964, said Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost for DEI at UNE. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker’s roles, not just as social justice leaders but also as spiritual leaders, said Anthony Crenshaw, director of operations and strategic initiatives and the 2024 MLK celebration chair at UR. One of its events will be a Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Academic Advancement Program AAP is rooted in the purpose of public education, notes Alexander. Dr. Charles J.

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2025

Policymakers will most likely focus on the return on investment, or ROI, of college programs in 2025 to appease taxpayers who are skeptical of higher education. Ron DeSantis’ political appointees in 2023 quickly abolished its gender studies major and fired the top DEI officer.

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University Business

JUNE 4, 2024

Anyone perusing national, state and local news publications would be remiss if they didn’t know higher education is under intense scrutiny across the political and cultural spectrum. Higher education became a focal point for conservatives, who made critical race theory a cultural flashpoint following the pandemic.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

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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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 16, 2023

During my period away from full-time education, I spent a significant amount of time and energy thinking about what I wanted to do. It was in this liminal space that I fostered my passion for social justice that led to me being one of the founding members of Occupy Detroit – the ultimate focus of my senior thesis.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 30, 2023

Given the threats to higher education in many areas around the country, especially on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); the institute’s planning community believed it was critical to spend as much time as possible on training attendees on how to infuse equity-centered assessment practices into their work.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The goal of LACRELA, which is coordinated by the University of South California (USC) Race and Equity Center, is to foster greater racial equity on our campus through assessment, education, and strategic DEI activities. This informed Goucher’s DEI strategic plan. The NACCC is an assessment of campus racial climates.

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Ridgewater College

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This social justice series isn’t about minimizing our experiences in this country. Panelists will include: Michael Favor, transformational leader in educational equity and Rosemount school superintendent. Register for these events at ridgewater.edu/events/categories/dei/. October 6, 11 am: German American Heritage Day.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Blog: Leadership in Higher Education In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies in the Florida legislature have launched a major effort to create a more conservative state higher education system. For me, the central fact about higher education is that is not ethically neutral.

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Goucher DEI

MAY 22, 2024

Since she’s been here, she has contributed to a decrease in reported incidents and an increase in sexual violence prevention education initiatives, harm reduction, and peer education. Maeba is excited to use this shift as an opportunity to build and expand social justice dialogue work at Goucher.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. In 2021, TMCF launched the CSJ to advance social justice for Black Americans. For the past several years, the Dr. N. Williams, president and CEO of TMCF.

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Goucher DEI

APRIL 29, 2022

“Joining the Consortium provides Goucher with the opportunity to connect with peer institutions across the nation as we work towards equity, justice, access, and anti-racism.”. Joining the Consortium on High Achievement and Success furthers that commitment and continues this important, ongoing work.”. “The

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

I’ll end with some education-specific examples to help you determine how much you trust your synthetic coworkers with various tasks. They don’t fit the intention of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) guidelines. That said, DEI is not only about social justice. Generative AIs aren’t people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

Open educational resources (OER)—learning materials, such as online textbooks, with licenses that allow them to be freely used, edited, and shared—are natural tools for achieving DEI goals. However, although OER and DEI are aligned, the people responsible for their implementation on campus often aren’t.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

Color Us United, a nonprofit that advocates for a “race-blind” America, declared a “historic victory” over DEI efforts at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine (UNC). However, a closer look reveals a more complicated picture: DEI may be far from dead at UNC. Stevenson as proof that it has triumphed over DEI at UNC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. Dr. Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury “We’ve instituted an all-employee DEI training,” says Dr. Jesse M. After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Dr. Philomena V.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Supreme Court’s NCAA v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Supreme Court expected to deliver a ruling that outlaws affirmative action as early as next week, the 35 th National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE), which has drawn over 5,000 administrators, scholars, and students to New Orleans, featured a session Wednesday on how colleges can respond. With the U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

The higher education landscape faces a troubling decrease in graduate school enrollment, markedly among minority groups and engineering programs. Dr. Grimes, with over 17 years in higher education, brings a wealth of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion in graduate education. minority and STEM).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

“We’re not afraid to specifically address Black male student-athlete achievement,” said Harris, who oversees all student-athlete academic support services and is also an athletics diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) designee, which involves overseeing the athletics department’s DEI initiatives. “We Even the team’s chaplain, Fr.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

Higher education’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is nearing a potential inflection point as two trends coalesce this summer: State bills stamping out DEI offices and two Supreme Court rulings are expected to strike down affirmative action in the coming days. At the campus level, colleges risk isolating students.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Silly Lovers Silly, then, for one Paulo Freire (1921-1997) to claim education as an act of love. Laughable, too, that his contemporary James Baldwin (1924-1987) analysed love in its full range of possibilities, including erotic, platonic and familial, as well as relating to racial justice and the arts. Don’t be silly, you scoff.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” Hawkins was replying to worries about Florida Republicans’ records requests regarding university diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. ”) Hawkins also defended the university regarding DEI, saying her life has been dedicated to it. “We’re supposed to talk about DEI.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Defenders of anti-racism in higher education have had a hellacious year. But experts warn that conservative attacks on higher education aren’t going away any time soon. Harper and Alexander agree that Florida is likely to continue to be a hotspot for anti-CRT and anti-DEI activity, since DeSantis has made it such a part of his brand.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dear Goucher community, With our fall semester now well underway, I thought I’d provide everyone with a brief update on the progress we’ve made this past year on the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice goals we spelled out for ourselves in our strategic plan , Cultivating Global Changemakers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

“There should be concern because there are people in this room who have built their life’s work, their life’s philosophies on exactly what is being dismantled and what is trying to be erased,” said Felicia Martin, Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement at the NCAA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

As we work tirelessly to navigate the polarizing currents of the 2024 election year, witnessing the gross erosion of DEI initiatives and the rollback of affirmative action, the pivotal role of these institutions and leaders becomes even more crucial.” Terrell L Strayhorn, director of the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Trump and the Republicans assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives represents a calculated effort to undermine progress towards a just and equitable society. Their strategy involves not only attacking the substance of DEI programs but also manipulating language itself to create negative associations and sow confusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2025

College leaders from across the country, gathered on Friday to address the rising threats to American higher education in the webinar titled, From left to right clockwise: Dr. Michael Gavin of Delta College; Patricia A. Leaders Defending American Higher Education. Why has it been so easy to get so many people to hate higher education?

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