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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. And particularly with Native American students, we placed one with our American Indian Student Services Office. If you look at our DEI plan on campus, it’s really granular in those ways.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

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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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

The discussion also touched upon the pushback against funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in various states, as well as conflicts between state legislatures and university boards, like the one in Wisconsin. You’re seeing a lot of states doing away with funding for DEI initiatives. The morning, right?