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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity. Being able to work with this community to set a new standard in journalism and media education and practice is truly inspiring.

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Supreme Court's Hollow Ruling One Year Later: Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students Left Behind in the Pursuit of a 'Race-Blind' Agenda’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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End of the Rainbow?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The government affairs department of Equality Texas has been surveying students and faculty at the Texas institutions impacted by SB 17 to gauge how it has been implemented. At the University of Texas at Austin, Lavender Graduation for LGBTQ students was taken up by the alumni association.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Our students have a professional advisor on my team who works with them until they earn 24 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.” We monitor and follow up with all of those faculty alerts.”

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Open to Change

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal. The ambassadors will also help students recognize and respect cultural differences and similarities.

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Faculty Feature: Niq Ruud

PUC

Since winter quarter of 2022, Niq Ruud has been PUC’s director of student involvement– a role he has had to manage student organizations and clubs, the Student Association, and the Campus Center, along with facilitating various campus events and activities, community service opportunities, and new student orientation, among other things.

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These 3 campuses are battle-tested ahead of the election

University Business

Fueled by a $180,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the 700-member association published a series of guidelines for president, trustees, faculty and student affairs leaders on how they can facilitate a welcoming environment for civil dialogue. Green colleges: Who’s No. 1 nine years in a row?

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