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Students at Connecticut College are calling on President Katherine Bergeron to step down over plans for a controversial fundraiser in Florida. The fundraiser was set to be held at the Everglades Club, one of the oldest and most exclusive country clubs in Palm Beach. and Jewish fashion mogul Estée Lauder from even entering.
He will be arriving this July from Minnesota Law School where he served as dean and set a record-high $106 million in fundraising, mightily surpassing its $80 million target in 2021 and doubling the school’s endowment overall at the end of his tenure. cum laude from Harvard Law School.
He describes his current work as “being a thought leader, resource person and a fundraiser, a person looking at innovative ways to implement some of our programs and activities that we provide for students at UCLA.” Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
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Instead, Everett will be serving the college in a more involved fundraising capacity from here on out. Fundraising makes sense for Everett. In McDonnell’s previous roles at UMF in the past 13 years, he’s served as a faculty member, dean and provost.
The leadership’s conservative approach axed its DEI office and has flooded the school with intercollegiate athletics, displacing legacy upperclassmen. She also helped the school achieve a historic fundraising milestone with its 2025 Be So BOLD campaign.
Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. years. There’s also an unprecedented amount of pushback on DEI when diversity and inclusion were once very much a part of higher ed. In Ohio, a very anti-DEI bill was introduced that would restrict what higher education could do on diversity issues.
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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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Republican-led states have aimed their sights at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, thanks to a strong charge by Florida Gov. ” President Bergeron also dismissed the dean’s advice to avoid hosting a fundraising event at a Florida venue known for its history of racism and antisemitism.
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