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How Colleges and Universities Nationwide are Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Francis College, in 1964, said Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost for DEI at UNE. Festivities will also take place at Wayne State University this year, where event organizers are focusing on arts, culture, and music of the Civil Rights Movement. King had spoken at one of UNE’s precursor schools, St.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Reflecting on my own journey during this era, from my undergraduate studies at Alabama A&M University to my graduate education at Virginia State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, I experienced firsthand the evolving landscape of higher education.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Accreditors and DEI At UC-Berkeley, 2.4 To be sure, as Robert Kelchen, an expert on higher ed finance and head of the University of Tennessee’s Education Leadership and Policy Studies department, notes : “undergraduate education is only a part of what” even public flagships do. We can’t let this stand.

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Curriculum of Research: Trends in Student Affairs Assessment Syllabi

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Several themes emerged as frequent SLO topics not covered by the ASK Standards: overall purpose of assessment, theory/literature review, DEI in assessment, culture of assessment, and accreditation. Each SLO was categorized into one standard as the primary theme of that outcome. SLOs related to Assessment Design were the most prevalent.

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Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 191 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Justin Grimes

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton to shed light on transforming graduate school enrollment through strategic enrollment management (SEM). Dr. Grimes, with over 17 years in higher education, brings a wealth of experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion in graduate education. Drumm: Very good. That’s interesting now.

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From Past to Present: New Book Explores the Importance of HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Whenever I give a talk and share my educational journey, I like to open by saying that I bleed orange and green, but I am also a die-hard Aggie,” writes Esters, who is now dean of the Graduate School and the vice provost for graduate education at The Pennsylvania State University. “To

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John Mercer Langston Paved the Way for Black U.S. Representatives, But Most People Don’t Know It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Youngkin in his first act as governor issued Executive Order 1 that labeled the teaching and pedagogical use of DEI in history and other subjects as “divisive.” A member of the Youngkin Administration recently stated that “DEI is dead.”

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