Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has reached an important juncture in the state of Florida. Florida could have “Ukraine” type ramifications when it comes to the vigorous attempts to dismantle DEI efforts in its public colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

Moreover, given the current socio-political era of anti-DEI, faculty and other university personnel have been losing funding, positions, and operational units that support research and programming that help the most vulnerable student populations to thrive and attain optimal outcomes in higher education and in their personal lives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Belonging is the deeper, more profound layer of DEI. Making accessibility and belonging integral to DEI requires collective action. But we must not overlook the equally vital aspects of accessibility and belonging.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. One key aspect of academic acumen that is particularly relevant to governing boards is shared governance. It also requires developing policies that seek equity in teaching and learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education may have changed over the last three years, institutional and academic search firms say their commitment to identifying leaders, staff, and faculty who embody the essence of DEI work remains strong. and even around the world to fill key vacancies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

Even today, we see state governments enacting policies that disproportionately harm socially, culturally, and economically diverse (SCED) students. Consider the following: · Reduced Emphasis on DEI: The document’s hostility towards DEI initiatives is clear.

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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

JULY 7, 2023

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. Equity is a clear part of the vision and mission of the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

I applaud the NAACP for the sentiment behind taking an aggressive stance against the dismantling of DEI programs. This exclusion prompted outrage from many across the state including prominent government officials. The Seminoles were not chosen to participate in the four-team playoff despite being an undefeated Power 5 conference team.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 4, 2023

Our nation’s community colleges were designed for access and equity from their very beginning, and DEI is an important part of who we are as open-access institutions. First, these attempts to limit or chill efforts in DEI challenge our core mission and purpose as community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

29 of them target higher education, and 17 additional bills attempt to restrict autonomy and governance in higher ed via DEI bans, tenure restrictions, curricular control bills, and accreditation restrictions, the report noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In September, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos demanded that UW cut DEI spending by $32 million, saying that he would not allocate funding for already-approved UW employee pay raises until the school complied. Most UW employees will now see pay raises of 4% in 2023 and 2% in 2024. Tony Evers said in a statement last Wednesday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Jelinek agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Although the state of Tennessee has pushed back on DEI programming, Vanderbilt is a private institution. Leyva appreciates the institutional support he receives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

She is director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the Student Government Association.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Utah is the latest state to enact legislation against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives: Republican governor Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday barring DEI programs at public universities and in the state government, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2023

But institutions of higher learning have fallen behind businesses and government when it comes to putting this data to use, according to a new study in Science. Here’s the governance model that works.’” It’s an exercise in trust culture and shared governance.” But nobody really stood up and said, ‘Yes, we have a plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The federal government and national, regional, and local organizations have weighed in, too. Wherever approach tips the scale for an institution, one derivative must be clear: Is what you’re communicating about your support for DEI central to an active agenda, or is it rhetoric for political alignment and camaraderie?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The move comes weeks after Texas governor Greg Abbott sent letters to state institutions arguing that the use of DEI policies in hiring practices could amount to illegal discrimination and violate state and federal laws. Additionally, Eltife said he would welcome legislative action to provide guidance on DEI policies.

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University Business

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Students, administrators, governing board members and colleagues have pressured faculty into self-censoring, the survey found. Survey respondents pointed to DEI initiatives as a critical turning point. DEI is the McCarthyism of the current times. Changing perceptions of DEI were evident in this survey.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 7, 2025

The discussion examines the growing challenges to academic freedom and free speech in higher education, including state legislative attempts to restrict institutional autonomy, the impact of DEI bans, and strategies for university leaders to protect academic independence.

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University Business

MARCH 12, 2024

The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Read more from NBC News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Two recent MBA graduates became presidential management fellows, three-year positions with the federal government. Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Other graduate students have received promotions to senior level managers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. Protect faculty governance in colleges and universities. We, too, instinctively avoid environments that look unhealthy or unwelcoming.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As implied by the title of the 359-page document—“Advancing Antiracism, Diversity and Equity Inclusion [DEI] in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation”—the National Academies aren’t just focusing on numerically increasing minority representation in STEMM.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

She also served as chairperson for three different committees focused on governance: the Committee on Appointment and Promotions, the Faculty Steering Committee, and the Committee on Priorities and Resources. The post These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president appeared first on University Business.

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Higher Education Inquirer

APRIL 23, 2025

Identity Politics and DEI as a Substitute for Racial Justice Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become a central focus of university policies, yet they often serve as a superficial substitute for genuine racial and economic justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

As Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida state legislature have raced to re-shape higher education in the state with bills restricting DEI efforts, limiting tenure protections, and banning the teaching of controversial subjects, the silence from Florida’s public college leaders has been deafening.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

It found that three-quarters of Americans believe that federal and state governments, as well as colleges and universities, should work to ensure that students from underrepresented backgrounds have access to higher education. During a time where a lot of ideas of DEI are being challenged, it’s good to see.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 2, 2025

Through my work with college presidents and governing boards , Ive seen how technological disruption, financial pressures, post-pandemic student readiness gaps , and the increasingly politicized landscape around DEI have made leadership more complex than ever. These factors are not temporary; they are structural and long-term.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Now I do work in higher education politics and policies, analyzing the legislative bans against critical race theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), says Briscoe. I really call for university presidents and leaders to respond to this moment." Despite the threats, Briscoe says that she is hopeful for the future.

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University Business

APRIL 26, 2024

” More from UB: Colleges find a DEI makeover is a useful sidestep—for now Using her influence for good Higher education helped guide Hinton out of poverty, with the career it prepared her for to the wisdom she learned studying at Williams College, the University of Kansas and Fordham University.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DEI, ESG and Staffing Issues One silver lining for colleges seeing negative returns was increased donations, which the survey found were up by an average of 22 percent across both small and large endowments. This is the second year the NACUBO survey has asked about donations for DEI efforts.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The resulting report outlines how they learned it could be implemented in a governed framework with viable checks and balances to ensure it’s used responsibly —and how to maximize its operational potential. This responsibility must be given to a specific position, not a person, to mitigate any roadblocks in personnel transitions.

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