Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Bridget Kelly, an associate professor and student affairs & diversity officer at the University of Maryland’s College of Education. Hall, graduate program director and assistant professor for the higher education and student affairs program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), found similar benefits.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 30, 2023

Frontrow: Jennifer Lowman, Amy Pilcher, Britt Spears-Rhymes, Ciji Heiser, Renee Delgado-Riley, and Shae Robinson) Last month, ACPA and its Commission for Assessment and Evaluation hosted their Student Affairs Assessment Institute in Chicago, IL. Gavin Henning and Anne Lundquist, leaders in student affairs assessment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. CSUEB’s supportive framework guides Latine/x students from enrollment through graduation, emphasizing culturally informed pedagogy and strong community ties,” says Sandeen. “The The grant is a California Student Aid Commission program.”

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 3, 2024

We hope our analysis has created a resource for future faculty designing syllabi, graduate students wondering what to read next, and for assessment professionals seeking to critically evaluate the direction of the field and practitioner professional development needs.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

APRIL 12, 2024

SAAL's Dynamic 1st Quarter: Progress, Initiatives, and Community Engagement The journey of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) through 2024 has been nothing short of transformative and inspiring for me as President! I firmly believe this first quarter reflects our commitment to these values and our community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., 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. Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., No one feels safe there.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JULY 31, 2023

As you might have guessed, I spent most of my time in the Assessment track, but it was great to interact with other Student Affairs professionals focused programmatically on supporting equitable outcomes for historically underrepresented and minoritized college students. However, you can attend sessions from any track.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

AUGUST 23, 2023

Photo by Burst on StockSnap The Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) has been hard at play this summer. During this time, we have grown as an organization and currently have 1,345 members that are all vested in Student Affairs assessment across the nation and globe.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

MAY 25, 2023

For this reason and more, it was a pleasure to join in Dr. Divya Bheda’s SAAL Structured Conversation, “Exploring New Frontiers Together: Taking Equity Work to the Next Level in Student Affairs and Beyond.” As DEI becomes an institutional imperative, it is also important to question and acknowledge the way the initiative is framed.

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College for Creative Study

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By Katie Gaither – Director of Student Engagement – Office of Student Affairs Nearly 25% of CCS students are first-generation college students (otherwise known as “first-gens”)! Each first-gen student has a story worth understanding, sharing, and celebrating. Today I share mine with you.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Matt Bango on StockSnap In the ever evolving landscape of higher education, organizations such as Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) play a pivotal role in shaping the student experience as well as for those engaged in assessment. We are celebrating a year into our newly minted plan and governance structure.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. Hardly anyone started out as student affairs assessment, but just ended up, for a variety of reasons, being really into it.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

I didn’t know about this thing called Student Affairs just yet, but I knew [there was] a way that I could work at a college and sort of do for other students—particularly first-gen, BIPOC students and Pell Grant students—what others had done for me. So for me, student success is: How do I help?

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Here is the next installment of our conversation series getting to know the leaders that make up this wonderful group of Student Affairs Assessment Leaders and learning from their personal stories. I'm a first-generation college student originally from New Mexico. Hello SAAL Blog readers! How did you get here? Is that a job?"

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Staff are overwhelmingly left-leaning, often organized in unions that are overt allies of the Democratic Party, and pursue Title IX and DEI initiatives strongly favored by Democrats and vehemently opposed by Republicans. Some choose to require a core curriculum, while others give students broad freedom of choice in coursework.

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Via's

JUNE 15, 2023

When she became the inaugural assistant dean and director of global education at Oglethorpe University in August 2018, Marisa Atencio, EdD, inherited six file drawers of papers and historical ways of recruiting and communicating with students about study abroad. students,” Marisa says. The impetus to get back to working with U.S.

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EAB

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives will be central, as institutions aim for inclusive strategies. This led me to Student Affairs, where I found my niche in Student Activities. Storytelling and transparent impact reporting will continue to engage donors emotionally. Is your program keeping pace?

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

However, it also presents an opportunity for institutions to reimagine their approach to attracting and nurturing graduate students. It requires a deep understanding of the institution’s mission, the unique value proposition of its programs, and the specific needs of prospective students. His academic journey culminated with a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

higher education & student affairs, Ohio State University; M.LHR, human resource management, Ohio State University; and Ph.D., counseling & student personnel services, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr. “When we talk about things like ‘in the margins,’. psychology, Ohio State University; M.A.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. Ford thought that he would also continue to diversify the student body. In the search for its ninth permanent president, Sacramento State University didn’t have to look far.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Further, they said, hiring, tenure, and promotion policies need to be aligned with student equity goals. Faculty who are trying to get promoted should be expected to show how their teaching has helped disproportionately impacted students succeed, and questions about equity should be incorporated in student evaluations of faculty.

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University Business

JUNE 16, 2023

Conservative think tanks Manhattan Institute and Goldwater Institute have helped shape GOP lawmakers’ rationale against DEI. He has since advised DeSantis through his dismantling of DEI across Florida’s state institutions. Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at Manhattan Institute, helped shape Florida Gov.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

1 Tackling the Escalating Student Mental Health & Wellbeing Crisis Looking back on the early days of the pandemic it was clear that issues impacting student mental health & well-being would persist beyond mask mandates and social distancing.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Not coincidently, EAB has seen a recent uptick in requests for help building dashboards and tracking large amounts of student success data. As we think about where student success is headed in the next decade, it’s useful to look back at where we’ve been.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you want to know more about the work of the DEIJ Coordinating Committee, please contact Dr. We have consistently admitted a diverse population of students and that too will not change. The Black Gophers focus on creating a network for student-athletes, coaches, and athletic staff of color across all sports.

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EAB

JULY 18, 2023

EAB · The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness EAB Mental Health Resource Center Over the last decade, students' demand for mental health services has significantly grown—and it shows no signs of slowing down. And that is part of our larger DEI conversation as well. So give these folks a listen and enjoy. music] 0:00:49.1

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

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.” House of Representatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 14, 2025

Adrianna Kezar n early 2023, I wrote an op-ed for Diverse about the challenges facing DEI efforts due to emerging anti-DEI legislation unfolding in Florida and in other states. While this letter and legal interpretation has been challenged by the courts, the policy landscape continues to push this same agenda to dismantle DEI efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2025

Twelve years ago, in his book Strategic Diversity Leadership: Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education , DEI scholar and thought leader Dr. Damon A. Trump, we have already begun to see the promised reverse of DEI initiatives withinsome of the countrys largest corporations. Dr. Adriel A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Affirmative action struck down The U.S. That authority kicks in only under exceptional conditions,” Kagan wrote.

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