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N.C. A&T Launches Center of Excellence for Social Justice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A&T) has launched its new Center of Excellence for Social Justice. Favors – will focus on fostering educational opportunities for students and faculty and innovating for social, economic, and racial justice. The center – helmed by N.C. A&T Henry E. Frye Distinguished Professor Dr. Jelani M.

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Report: Faculty of Color in Psychology Face Structural Hurdles in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Michelle Y. The report provides recommendations to address them.

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Adler University Announces Tenure Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Adler University will offer a tenure program to full-time faculty for the first time beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, university officials announced on Monday. and private universities offer tenure, very few faculty receive the honor and benefit of tenure.

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Training Culturally Conscious Performing Artists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The August 2014 death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, aroused a sweeping reappraisal of race and social justice issues. I always leave the theater thinking not only about the message of the play but also about what the performance reveals about racism and social justice in the United States.”

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Awaiting them in the program are two tracks: one on the science of cannabis and the other on the social justice and policy around cannabis. It's culturally placed for people.

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New Report Offers Insight into HBCU ‘Secret Sauce’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Maybe there’s a payoff for buying into this model.”

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McGrath Named President of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m looking forward to working collaboratively with faculty and staff to build the Pacific Oaks of the future and innovate sustainable growth.” Breeda McGrath "It’s an incredible honor to be appointed the next president of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School," said McGrath. "As