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MARCH 8, 2025

Photos by Tim Trumble In a powerful gathering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals, university leaders from across the nation shared strategies for protecting critical DEI work on college campuses despite mounting opposition nationwide. Pickett urged DEI professionals to stay grounded in their values and purpose. "We

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APRIL 5, 2025

In a climate where DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is being vilified, this year's panels didn't hold back. As states roll back DEI programs and silence academic voices, these experts stood firm and affirmed that this is not simply a political momentit's a moral crisis. They urged us to stop abbreviating DEI.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Eva Martinez Powless Eva Martinez Powless, who served as MATC's first DEI officer starting in 2021, claims in the lawsuit filed December 30 in the U.S. Eastern District Court that she faced retaliation after advocating for a Black employee with disabilities and speaking out against discriminatory practices at the college.

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APRIL 9, 2025

higher education outlook is not merely a financial tremor; it serves as a chilling echo of the cyclone that swept Dorothy into the tumultuous Land of Oza "tempest of uncertainty" driven by rapid policy shifts and financial pressures, threatening the very foundations of higher education. higher education.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. Instead of focusing on inclusion, perhaps we should be talking about integration.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. The real motivation behind anti-DEI efforts To understand the current backlash, we must first recognize its roots.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It has been three years since the nation was shaken by the untimely murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, igniting a powerful movement to address racism in policing and other facets of society like education. Data indicate that 40 anti-DEI bills have been introduced in 22 states, with seven already becoming law.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Numerous state legislatures are in the news recently, asking their campuses to report budgets and resources devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, and for a list of the programs, services and efforts focused on DEI. To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Their goal?

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While higher education is a path to opportunity — many underrepresented, minoritized students face systemic barriers that make their graduate-level academic experience feel like an uphill challenge. As educators, our role in supporting marginalized students and helping them navigate the barriers created by the “system” is crucial.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Over the last several years, we have witnessed firsthand the chilling effects of legislative actions and court decisions to outlaw efforts designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education and in the workplace. The war on DEI is being well documented. It is clear that the 2023 U. Please vote!

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JULY 23, 2024

In a short span of time, many college and university leaders within predominantly white institutions (PWIs) rushed to support DEI initiatives. Facing institutionalized resistance at every turn resulted in feelings of isolation and marginalization, particularly for women, queer-identifying individuals, and people of color in DEI roles.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Claims that DEI IS DEAD are ringing out loudly from the current administration, but isnt there a way to make sure valuable equity-minded practices actually survive? It is the responsibility of higher education institutional leaders and advocates alike to stand behind them.

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APRIL 13, 2024

NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. It’s clearly an all-out attack, and it’s an effective attack.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Todays heightened scrutiny of social and racial justice initiatives adds to the challenges Black students face in navigating both online spaces and higher education. For Black college students, these tensions manifest in ways that are both personal and political, often distracting from their educational goals.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs face imminent threat following the Supreme Courts recent ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, it is time to ask this question again and reassess our responses. Lessie Branch renewed intensity in todays turbulent ideological landscape.

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JULY 25, 2024

The recently released "Project 2025: The Conservative Promise" paints a dystopian picture of American higher education, overrun by a "woke" ideology that supposedly threatens our nation's very foundations. The document's authors misrepresent the origins of progressive thought in education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

That is according to the May 23 vote by the Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System to repeal and replace its existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy , likely effecting diversity programs at the system’s 17 institutions. Two of the 24 board members voted against the repeal. 1, and annually thereafter.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Ford Now more than ever, race has become salient in politics, higher education, P-12, and the workforce, especially in this anti-DEI era. Children are Ready, Caregivers (and Educators) Must Be Too Here is an overview from Traci Baxley. parents, caregivers, guardians, etc.). Trauma is undeniable.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The Role of Mentorship in STEM Success Numerous minoritized students, especially Black students, face intricate obstacles in higher education, particularly in pursuing STEM fields. Its crucial to recognize that marginalized students in higher education require a robust support network that nurtures them and overflows their cup (Dr.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Starting in the 2023 – 2024 academic year, students can now enroll in Muhlenberg College’s Graduate Certificate program in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). As the U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) has launched its DEI Data Lab , a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) online initiative to more widely share NSC Research Center data. At the Clearinghouse — a nonprofit created by and for the higher education community — we are invested in seeing that all learners reach their full potential.

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APRIL 20, 2023

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported. Brandon Creighton Senate Bill 17 – filed by Sen. Brandon Creighton – passed along party lines in a 19-12 vote Apr. Judith Zaffirini.

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MARCH 22, 2023

After reading the article “Another Education Fight Over DEI Emerges…” on CNN.com, a daunting thought came over me. The article seems to make clear that incorporating a DEI statement into the application folio of faculty is not considered necessary. Moreso, it is regarded as an illegal practice in Texas. Dr. Ken Coopwood Sr.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

And yet, we need to do both. I mean, seriously: how many conferences have you been to with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, and no focus on anti-DEI legislation moving across the country? We cannot add more things and hope the DEI stuff, over there somewhere in a place unnamed, is taken care of. For real. We know this.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Florida’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and so-called “woke” disciplines demonstrate a disregard for academic standards of governance and academic freedom, according to an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) report. Ron DeSantis' attacks on higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

Before DEI was a thing, Ms. Because of DEI, before it was a thing , I had access to resources and networks as my peers. DEI leveled the playing field, so people in my situation could succeed. DEI counters such assumptions and within spaces, such as education and the workplace, allows all of us to be positioned for success.

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MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, who has led the attack on DEI, applauded the development. "DEI They will receive 12 weeks of severance pay.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Ron DeSantis said he would strip accreditation from colleges and universities with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, MSNBC reported. It’s going to be, instead of ‘You have to have gender studies or you have to have DEI to get accredited,’ it’ll be the opposite. As president, Florida Gov.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Eli Capilouto is publicly opposed to bills proposed by state legislators to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, reported the Lexington Herald Leader. Mike Wilson of Bowling Green, which would block all DEI initiatives that promote so-called “discriminatory concepts.” He also objected to House Bill 9 from Rep.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

George Mason University is pushing back against findings in a recent Heritage Foundation report that the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff is “bloated” and unnecessary. GMU had noticeably high “DEI bloat,” with at least 69 DEI personnel and 938 tenured or tenure-track faculty – a 7.4

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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APRIL 8, 2024

In fact, marginalized students in medical school report higher rates of implicit bias throughout their education, perpetuating the underrepresentation of diverse practitioners and emphasizing the need for enhanced DEI programs in medical education. Microaggressions are often rooted in unconscious or implicit bias.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The University of Texas System’s board of regents has suspended all new policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and asked school leaders to report on their current DEI policies, citing that some practices have “strayed from the original intent,” The Texas Tribune reported. But Texas Gov.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Age is not a factor that is often prioritized when it comes to DEI efforts, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Increases in life expectancy call for educational systems to change orientation toward age and the longer life course,” the report read. Rather, it is often times accepted, according to the study.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” Unfortunately, there’s only one Black person,” Ava said.

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