Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Throughout the course of our careers, we have consistently championed the transformative influence of education in promoting environmental and social justice as ways to improve people’s lives and advance a more equitable society, albeit from different perspectives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2023

Oubré sought to reaffirm the Whittier’s values of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and had made the “tough decision” to realign resources, she said. “It is our students, many of who, like me, are the first in their families to go to college, that have motivated and sustained me in this work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2023

One ingredient, the report finds, is HBCUs’ unique mission—not just to confer degrees, but to build individual and community prosperity, with an eye towards social justice. The report also explored how HBCUs manage to do this—to find the recipe of their secret sauce, so to speak. bridge program as an example.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2024

Find ways to take pleasure in your work now, because this is such a rewarding job.” For as long as she can remember, Dr. Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. And that’s in part because she sees herself as an activist — someone looking to challenge society’s prevailing injustices. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Supreme Court’s NCAA v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

Anti-DEI and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in states like Texas and Florida is tied to a national trend of trying to make LGBTQ+ people and people of color invisible and more easily discriminated against, says Imani Rupert-Gordon, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

Francis College, in 1964, said Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost for DEI at UNE. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker’s roles, not just as social justice leaders but also as spiritual leaders, said Anthony Crenshaw, director of operations and strategic initiatives and the 2024 MLK celebration chair at UR. One of its events will be a Jan.

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Ridgewater College

JANUARY 19, 2022

Schwandt is now taking those priorities to a new level as the newly appointed director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Schwandt knows Ridgewater and its communities well, having served as an academic advisor and part-time diversity officer and Multicultural Club advisor for years, as well as recent interim DEI director.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Attorney, politician, and advocate, Stacey Abrams aptly captures the essence of this transformation in her comments: “DEI is essential to building educational institutions that are welcoming, fair, and free from discrimination and hate. As Dr. Johnnetta B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Established 53 years ago and built on principles of social justice, AAP’s mission is to create and administer innovative academic programs for students historically underrepresented in higher education. Alexander says one of the most pressing issues in higher education is diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

Higher education’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is nearing a potential inflection point as two trends coalesce this summer: State bills stamping out DEI offices and two Supreme Court rulings are expected to strike down affirmative action in the coming days. “Don’t be led by fear,” advises Acosta.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But it does mean that he combines open-mindedness with a critical sensibility, and a staunch commitment to viewpoint pluralism and empiricism with an emphasis on social justice. In his view, this isn’t just a matter of social justice or equity. Is the representativeness problem a matter of social justice?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

Going even further, the state of Florida is defunding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the state; Texas’s governor has warned against DEI in hiring practices ; and Iowa , Utah and West Virginia are all considering bills that would defund DEI initiatives or eliminate DEI statements in hiring.

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College for Creative Study

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It was in this liminal space that I fostered my passion for social justice that led to me being one of the founding members of Occupy Detroit – the ultimate focus of my senior thesis. link] [link] [link] [link] [link] The post DEI Blog: Third Time’s a Charm appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Ridgewater College

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) serves as a resource for employees, students, and community members. In the Office of DEI we believe in recognizing, honoring, and celebrating our differences. Ways to get involved: Register to attend a social justice speaker event. Write for our Ridgewater DEI Blog.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 30, 2023

Given the threats to higher education in many areas around the country, especially on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); the institute’s planning community believed it was critical to spend as much time as possible on training attendees on how to infuse equity-centered assessment practices into their work.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The goal of LACRELA, which is coordinated by the University of South California (USC) Race and Equity Center, is to foster greater racial equity on our campus through assessment, education, and strategic DEI activities. This informed Goucher’s DEI strategic plan. The NACCC is an assessment of campus racial climates.

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Ridgewater College

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This social justice series isn’t about minimizing our experiences in this country. Register for these events at ridgewater.edu/events/categories/dei/. For more information about Ridgewater’s DEI efforts, go to ridgewater.edu/dei. This is the second year of the speaker series, which is open to the public.

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Goucher DEI

MAY 22, 2024

Maeba is excited to use this shift as an opportunity to build and expand social justice dialogue work at Goucher. Maeba will continue supporting religious and/or spiritual students, interfaith programming, and campus partners who serve as student organization advisors. In addition to her previous work, Rev.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2024

Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. In 2021, TMCF launched the CSJ to advance social justice for Black Americans. The launch of The Payne Center Journal on Race and Social Justice is forthcoming.

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Goucher DEI

APRIL 29, 2022

Goucher prides itself on our longstanding commitment to creating a diverse and welcoming campus environment and our dedication to promoting social justice and equity as fundamental components of our mission,” says Goucher College President Kent Devereaux.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

They don’t fit the intention of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) guidelines. That said, DEI is not only about social justice. Here too, the analogy is far from perfect. Generative AIs aren’t people. I am not campaigning for AI equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

That social justice message resonated with those at the forum. “I Stevenson, the author of the book Just Mercy that was turned into a movie starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan, said that redemption, reconciliation, rehabilitation, and repair should be the goal.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 1, 2023

Alexander concluded her time on stage by calling for personal revolution as a means toward social justice. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

“We’re not afraid to specifically address Black male student-athlete achievement,” said Harris, who oversees all student-athlete academic support services and is also an athletics diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) designee, which involves overseeing the athletics department’s DEI initiatives. “We Even the team’s chaplain, Fr.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2024

His firm specializes in providing insights and resources on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Graduate Education. Raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dr. Grimes is deeply committed to equity, social justice, liberation, storytelling, service, and healing.

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Goucher DEI

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dear Goucher community, With our fall semester now well underway, I thought I’d provide everyone with a brief update on the progress we’ve made this past year on the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice goals we spelled out for ourselves in our strategic plan , Cultivating Global Changemakers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

As we work tirelessly to navigate the polarizing currents of the 2024 election year, witnessing the gross erosion of DEI initiatives and the rollback of affirmative action, the pivotal role of these institutions and leaders becomes even more crucial.” Terrell L Strayhorn, director of the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Joseph Lowery was my pastor for six years at Cascade United Methodist Church and helped us launch our social justice focus at Philander Smith College. The Texas A&M system ordered schools to remove the words and the acronym DEI from their websites and social media. I lived about a mile away from Andrew Young.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pledges of EDI or DEI during BLM 2020 that have now all but DIED. Love Letters to the Future That’s why myself and many others involved in social justice and decolonial work in art and design have been opening up spaces for dialogue and action within and outside of HE centred on love. Out of Love Easy now, dear, you say.

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University Business

JUNE 4, 2024

AAUP concedes CRT inspired grassroots social justice movements during the pandemic, but the organization also believes that contemporary academic framework was built on decades of scholarship, peer review and debate on race, gender, American history and social equality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

“We’re going to have a generation of students who have gaps in their understanding of racial experiences and will have more difficulty address[ing] the most pressing racial and social justice issues of our time.” Dr. Jeremy C. The measure nearly passed; it was added to the state budget but was eventually stripped out. “For

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

The political landscape in Florida has recently witnessed some significant developments that pose a serious challenge to efforts aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at public colleges and universities. The limited number of highly desirable jobs intensifies misperceptions surrounding DEI initiatives.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” Hawkins was replying to worries about Florida Republicans’ records requests regarding university diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. ”) Hawkins also defended the university regarding DEI, saying her life has been dedicated to it. “We’re supposed to talk about DEI.”

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