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JANUARY 26, 2025

Shaun Harper, University of Southern California; Dr. Dawn Johnson, Syracuse University; Dr. Candace Maddox Moore, University of Maryland, College Park Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Be unapologetic about your work. Trust in the possibility of achieving the impossible, even when it feels out of reach.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives.

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APRIL 9, 2025

This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. higher education.

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MARCH 20, 2024

House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, titled “Divisive, Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses.” DEI initiatives aim to bring students and employees together to learn from each other’s differences and to co-create inclusive campus environments,” the report notes.

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MAY 17, 2023

The GOP-dominated Ohio Senate has passed 21-10 a bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at the state’s public colleges and universities, prohibit faculty strikes, and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics, the Associated Press reported.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

They pledged millions to initiatives such as hiring diverse faculty, appointing Chief Diversity Officers, revising curricula to address issues of race and power, and implementing new systems to report and address bias and discrimination. Data indicate that 40 anti-DEI bills have been introduced in 22 states, with seven already becoming law.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year. Ahmed, vice provost for DEI at the University of Vermont. “It

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AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. The real motivation behind anti-DEI efforts To understand the current backlash, we must first recognize its roots.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

George Mason University is pushing back against findings in a recent Heritage Foundation report that the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff is “bloated” and unnecessary. GMU had noticeably high “DEI bloat,” with at least 69 DEI personnel and 938 tenured or tenure-track faculty – a 7.4

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APRIL 3, 2024

Similarly, many university administrators, including education deans, disseminated statements illustrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Republican legislators have waged anti-DEI movements, claiming myths that DEI efforts are ineffective, violate free speech, and are discriminatory towards white students.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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MARCH 22, 2023

After reading the article “Another Education Fight Over DEI Emerges…” on CNN.com, a daunting thought came over me. Some faculty in Texas may not be expected to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge transfer. Some faculty speak to this in their philosophy statements. Moreso, it is regarded as an illegal practice in Texas.

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MAY 18, 2023

That is not hyperbole, I wrote this text with several college degrees, including a doctorate, in my faculty office. Before DEI was a thing, Ms. Because of DEI, before it was a thing , I had access to resources and networks as my peers. DEI leveled the playing field, so people in my situation could succeed. inclusion).

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JULY 29, 2024

A rising tide of anti-DEI sentiment is sweeping across the U.S., CDO positions are being eliminated, budgets slashed, and the very purpose of DEI work is being questioned. Fueled by concerns about reverse discrimination, meritocracy, and academic freedom, the anti-DEI movement has gained significant traction.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ”

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APRIL 20, 2023

It aims to make universities shut down diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, ban mandatory diversity training, and restrict hiring departments from asking for diversity statements, all under the threat of temporarily cutting off access to state funds. Brandon Creighton Senate Bill 17 – filed by Sen.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

You must set aside your personal experiences and biases and recognize the unique challenges today’s underrepresented students face, whether academic or otherwise, particularly on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). At this moment, when people are walking away from DEI initiatives, we cannot rely on the status quo.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Florida’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and so-called “woke” disciplines demonstrate a disregard for academic standards of governance and academic freedom, according to an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) report. Ron DeSantis' attacks on higher ed.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

When he was first asked to educate people on Islamophobia, DEI expert Dr. Amer F. Ahmed – who is vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Vermont – has been working in the field of diversity for over 20 years, educating, consulting, and training people about DEI matters, mostly focused on higher ed.

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MAY 26, 2023

Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. I’m really excited and honored to have the opportunity to work with brilliant students, staff and faculty at UCI,” she said.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Age is not a factor that is often prioritized when it comes to DEI efforts, according to a new study from Washington University in St. According to the study, age was acknowledged as a factor in the DEI landscape, but it is often not a topic that is given attention.

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MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. Instead of focusing on inclusion, perhaps we should be talking about integration.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Numerous state legislatures are in the news recently, asking their campuses to report budgets and resources devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, and for a list of the programs, services and efforts focused on DEI. To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Their goal? But we put the targets on ourselves.

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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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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The University of Texas System’s board of regents has suspended all new policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and asked school leaders to report on their current DEI policies, citing that some practices have “strayed from the original intent,” The Texas Tribune reported. But Texas Gov.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Eli Capilouto is publicly opposed to bills proposed by state legislators to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported the Lexington Herald Leader. Mike Wilson of Bowling Green, which would block all DEI initiatives that promote so-called “discriminatory concepts.” He also objected to House Bill 9 from Rep.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” It's not enough to just have more students and faculty of color on campus,” said Hernández-Reyes. In light of the U.S.

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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. Some students and faculty are outraged. 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.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). And 42% of untenured faculty reported censoring themselves, compared with 31% of tenured faculty.

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JULY 26, 2023

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds succeed at the post-secondary level and beyond.

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MARCH 3, 2024

The University of Florida is an elite institution because of our incredible faculty who are committed to teaching, discovering, and serving," the memo added. Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, who has led the attack on DEI, applauded the development. "DEI They will receive 12 weeks of severance pay.

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MAY 3, 2023

Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Johnson My alma mater, the University of Florida, recently eliminated its DEI positions and offices. Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. Dr. Susan D. whose horizons are being increasingly limited each day.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Students and faculty at the New College of Florida held a a protest during a board of trustees meeting a Tuesday after a conservative takeover of the college, CNN reported. This is in line with DeSantis’s intentions to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities in Florida.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

A Republican bill aimed at hindering DEI efforts at Ohio colleges and universities does not have the votes to move forward, the Associated Press reported. The bill, which passed in the state Senate mostly along party lines in May, faced criticism from university students and faculty.

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Its stated goal was to enhance diversity and inclusivity through the recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students. The office supported the university’s mission to advance Kentucky — from its economy to its health and from its culture to its levels of educational attainment.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Dr. Monica Smith Smith is currently the first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for Augustana College. Dr. Lisa Durant-Jones will become Augustana’s interim vice president for DEI, effective July 31, as Smith transitions to her new role.

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