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Report: Florida's Attacks on DEI Risk Harming Higher Ed and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Still, Frazier says that college athletics is undergoing a metamorphosis of change, particularly as it relates to NIL and DEI which has become a “political football” in states across the nation. I like Charlie Baker, I really do,” says Sean Frazier, vice president/director of athletics and recreation at Northern Illinois University.

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Higher ed must maintain research integrity. Here is how

University Business

Other notable examples include Alade Mcken and LaVar Charleston, the DEI officers of Columbia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively. Pines has requested an independent investigation following widespread scrutiny, The Baltimore Banner reports. ” More from UB: Will add later.

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DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift

College for Creative Study

Today I share mine with you. You can join the LinkedIn group here: [link] The post DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift appeared first on College for Creative Studies. Being first-gen comes with its own unique experiences, challenges, and strengths.

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: I was a first-generation college student from a small coal-mining community in east Kentucky. If you look at our DEI plan on campus, it’s really granular in those ways. Reed spoke with Inside Higher Ed about his cross-departmental work and a new initiative at Montana to match course objectives with professional experience.

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Unspoken Truths: Stakeholders Share on Reddit What they Won't in Surveys

Campus Sonar

This is mine, and I hope it helps you understand others’. This is intentional; you haven’t stumbled across a mistakenly published diary entry. Our educational institutions serve humans with a myriad of feelings, challenges, and experiences. A Personal Experience Validates the Value of Reddit Late one night in August, I sat crying in the dark.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. years. There’s also an unprecedented amount of pushback on DEI when diversity and inclusion were once very much a part of higher ed. In Ohio, a very anti-DEI bill was introduced that would restrict what higher education could do on diversity issues.