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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training.

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Utah Higher Ed Seeks Compliance with New Law Prohibiting DEI

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HB261 also prohibits institutions from considering an individual’s personal identity characteristics in determining receipt of state financial aid, including waivers, but excluding private scholarships.

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How Project 2025’s War on Higher Education Diversity Threatens Our Global Competitiveness

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Consider the following: · Reduced Emphasis on DEI: The document’s hostility towards DEI initiatives is clear.

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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

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Some of the scholars spoke about sharing with students their own stories of inexperience – flawed presentations and unfamiliarity with financial aid processes – to relate to and guide them on how to do better. The scholars – and many others in higher ed and beyond – continue their work as ongoing culture wars flare up in the U.S.

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Number of Some College, No Credential Students Continues to Increase

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Kaleb Briscoe, an assistant professor of adult and higher education at the University of Oklahoma, these gaps could be indicators of the real impact of anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation in states that have ended programs directly serving and connecting with minoritized populations.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

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She is involved in myriad school matters including campus life, international students services, disability services, the Clery Act, and financial aid as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now

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Could it prevent DEI offices from funding ethnic student resource centers and programs? DEI officers, it seems, are in for a long stretch of hard work. Could future applicants be prevented from speaking fully about their racial identities? Could a decision impact eligibility for scholarships? Probably not, if they are open to all.