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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Dr. Susan D.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed Jackson chair of the U.S.

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Welcome Back to Campus, Bears!

Missouri State

It is our responsibility to assist students who have violated University polices by educating them through a variety of trainings, presentations, and programs. Our goal is that students can reflect on their holistic development. Make sure to follow us on social media @MSUConduct for updates and how you can get involved with our office!

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10 Steps to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Study Aborad Association

Student engagement is important and helps build a community for travelers at the school. Those who studied abroad in the prior semesters can share their stories and photos to other students looking to participate in upcoming programs. If there are international students on your campus, get them involved in a multicultural fair!

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

I hear them often in the media or even just in conversation. It’s a really important study because it indicates that giving students of color some time to congregate with peers of the same race can be something that helps them feel like they belong at college, versus the misconception that these groups are divisive. About the author.

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While Some Institutions Choose Police Response, Others Choose to Listen

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student, faculty, and public protestors come together at Washington Square Park near New York University on April 23, the day after NYU leaders directed the NYPD to arrest over 130 protestors. Footage has been captured of police using tear gas and physical force against these students.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” As the AAUP puts it: “US faculty are steadily losing the rights of tenure, but far less from bombastic politicians weakening their protections than from universities quietly refusing to grant them.” Within the Cal State system, the share of faculty who are in tenured or tenure track positions fell from 66.6