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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. Williams, Jr., We got uninvited, because Blacks weren’t allowed in the country club,” says Williams.

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UNCF Summit for Black Higher Education: Hit the Target!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon's Mockery of an "Asian" Language is Emblematic of a Wider Problem in American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He knowingly made a racist provocation in his capacity as Chancellor while convening a university-sponsored public event. Kim is an Associate Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of Higher Education Administration at Georgetown University. . Chancellor Keon serves as the public face of Purdue Northwest.

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Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the number Hispanic and Black students enrolling in undergraduate programs has increased in recent years, completion rates continue to lag somewhat behind, according to a report released by the American Council on Education (ACE). At an event in Washington, D.C., Department of Education and U.S. Census Bureau.

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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With her dream in sight, she started pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration in 2020 at Baltimore’s Morgan State University, an HBCU. At Homecoming], they aren’t playing hip-hop or rap music that is relevant to our culture, so we would have to have our own events to feel that cultural connection to our campus.”

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End of the Rainbow?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. Under this law, public institutions of higher education cannot engage in DEI activities. In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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TMCF and Hennessy Announce Fifth Cohort of Hennessy Fellows Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Each fellow will also receive executive coaching, a scholarship of up to $20,000 per academic year, $10,000 annual stipend for educational expenses, an opportunity to pitch for a community-related project grant up to $10,000, and access to online training forums, boot camps, networking events, and professional development experiences.