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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JUNE 25, 2024

Today, when higher education leaders speak with members of Congress, they’re not greeted with promises of more funding but rather a barrage of pointed questions about antisemitism on campus, their endowments, DEI policies and more. In short, what happens on campus shapes Congress.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2024

Claudine Gay's resignation as president of Harvard earlier this week, higher education scholars have forcefully responded to her forced ouster, arguing that she was clearly targeted as the first Black woman to lead the nation's oldest university. We know that this type of pushback will always happen."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Given the ubiquitous attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI ) led by current and aspiring politicians, including former President Donald J. Even those running for city council, school boards, and state and congressional seats are invoking DEI and critical race theory ( CRT ) as dangerous, divisive, and destructive to democracy.

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