Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds succeed at the post-secondary level and beyond.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Dr. Monica Smith Smith is currently the first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for Augustana College. Dr. Lisa Durant-Jones will become Augustana’s interim vice president for DEI, effective July 31, as Smith transitions to her new role.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Harvey The recruiting season for the next batch of potential recruits is in full swing, and coaches will be making visits to the homes of identified prospects, hoping to convince them that their institution is the best fit for these potential gridiron stars. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

A bill proposed in the Missouri legislature may prohibit Missouri public colleges and universities from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements when hiring, the News Tribune reported. Doug Mann, adding that views on DEI affect an instructor's ability to teach. Doug Richey HB 1196 – presented by State Rep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Kaleb Briscoe, an assistant professor of adult and higher education at the University of Oklahoma, these gaps could be indicators of the real impact of anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation in states that have ended programs directly serving and connecting with minoritized populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. Also, the institution’s DEI officers are most effective when having a dotted line relationship to the board of trustees and regularly reported to trustees on goals and progress.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Dr. Amer Ahbed, vice provost for DEI at UVM, said his institution is excited to be among the initial participants in this database.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. What happens after affirmative action bans?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. He also hosts an annual DEI forum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

Consider the following: · Reduced Emphasis on DEI: The document’s hostility towards DEI initiatives is clear. The potential impact of the proposed reforms on diversity and inclusion in higher education is particularly alarming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training. We are very intentional in how we recruit, retai Dr. Jose Fierro n and support completion to our diverse student body,” says Dr. Jose Fierro, president. “We Approximately 70% of the student body identifies as Latinx. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This is why we really can’t be doing enough to recruit underrepresented groups to medicine, and why the recent Supreme Court decision really sets us back, while we are already behind.” We had become complacent for a long time in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), doing the same-old, same-old.” physicians are Black, and 6.9%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

We have a very high underrepresented minority presence in our student body, but it’s not because we have special recruitment for that. It’s because we have special recruitment for folks who want an alternative to the traditional experience. Recruitment is done through professional organizations and media.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Harvey Proactive, targeted zip code-focused recruitment combined with direct admissions. Since the SCOTUS decision places no restrictions on pursuing faculty diversity, these groups must also assume the responsibility to ensure that their alma maters institute appropriate measures to effectively recruit and retain faculty of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Among them: schools should adopt specific goals for improving faculty diversity and set aside money to recruit and retain diverse faculty. And federal leaders should use executive action to further DEI aims and provide technical assistance to schools that serve under-represented populations on grant eligibility and applications.

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Symplicity

JULY 26, 2023

Gen Z is not only the most diverse generation entering the job market but also one that strives to hold companies accountable for their commitment to diversity and inclusion (DEI). This past spring, Symplicity Recruit conducted the State of Early Talent survey to find out more about how graduating students approach their job search.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Collectives have become major players in the world of college athletics overall and recruiting specifically. In the spirit of historic movements that have challenged the status quo, the concept of alternative collectives can emerge as a progressive response to the attacks on DEI programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The move comes weeks after Texas governor Greg Abbott sent letters to state institutions arguing that the use of DEI policies in hiring practices could amount to illegal discrimination and violate state and federal laws. Additionally, Eltife said he would welcome legislative action to provide guidance on DEI policies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Aaron Goodson “It’s really important that we see Black women in this position of leadership as head coaches in our sport,” says Smith, who is co-chair of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. “In In my tournament, you’re always going to see four Black females leading their teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

One would require each of the schools in the CSU system to set recruitment goals for Black students based on their representation in local regions as well as to make plans for how to achieve them. Perhaps most significantly, the committee recommended an increase in the recruitment and support of Black faculty and staff.

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EAB

MARCH 10, 2023

Press Release EAB’s Navigate Platform Now Supports Student Recruitment and Retention EAB expands Navigate’s CRM capabilities to engage prospective students March 10, 2023 Tempe, Arizona (March 10, 2023) — EAB announced today an extension of its flagship student success technology, Navigate , to help colleges engage and enroll prospective students.

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University Business

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For the past two years, Santa Clara University has won a DEI award from the publication INSIGHT Into Higher Education magazine. But HEED is much more than an accolade for me, and I think it could be for anyone else committed to DEI. Think of areas where we can expand our view of holistic DEI. DEI award digs in.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Could it prevent DEI offices from funding ethnic student resource centers and programs? DEI officers, it seems, are in for a long stretch of hard work. Could future applicants be prevented from speaking fully about their racial identities? Could a decision impact eligibility for scholarships? Probably not, if they are open to all.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. The designation is HSI, but we who serve in this space talk about the difference between being Hispanic-recruiting and Hispanic-serving. asks Delgado. The Mount is focused on serving.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2025

Texas A&M Pulls Out of Event Rufo Described as Racial Segregation Ryan Quinn Thu, 01/16/2025 - 03:00 AM The national conservative activist wrote on social media that a student recruiting conference violates the states DEI ban because it excludes whites and Asians. Governor Abbott then threatened to fire the A&M president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

These could include using SES, putting more effort towards recruiting in majority-minority neighborhoods and disadvantaged high schools, and developing top 10%-style plans in which the highest-achieving high school graduates are offered automatic admission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

Coleman said that institutions should also avoid a categorical focus on an applicant’s race as they make decisions to “shape the class,” and that schools should consider race-neutral DEI factors in this process. When the aid is handed out, administrators can make sure that a Hispanic student gets the aid that was intended for that group.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

She was hired by SIUE in 2020 as part of a cluster hire designed specifically to recruit faculty members of color. The administration also made sure that Hall wasn’t assigned an unreasonable amount of administrative or DEI work. “We If universities back away from cluster hiring, they’ll still recruit minoritized faculty members.

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University Business

MARCH 4, 2024

The $5 million allocated to DEI programming has been transitioned into a faculty recruitment fund, according to a memo. In the memo, three senior UF officials underscored the institution’s commitment to “universal human dignity” in light of the demand to disband DEI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

America’s racial tension has been heightened by increasingly conservative Supreme Court rulings, book bans, and an increasing number of bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming in states across the country. As the ruling affects the admissions process and not the recruitment process, Dr. Anthony E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The peer mentors are recruited from UCLA’s undergraduate student body and are usually former participants in AAP. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). “With that kind of structure and those kinds of environments we create. Then, you see the successes.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But through information sessions, graduate fairs, and partnerships with groups like the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Columbia has been making a deliberate effort to recruit students more broadly. It received applicants from a record 37 different HBCUs, 14 of which are new entries this year, according to Crawford.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. The post These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president appeared first on University Business.

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