Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As stewards of this institution, our focus is on its long-term sustainability through shared governance,” said Hadley Evans, Jr., The cuts include 67 staff positions, 37 full-time faculty positions and 32 adjunct faculty positions. SAU also discontinued several under-enrolled programs. “As

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MARCH 6, 2025

This gap in evaluation practices not only weakens institutional governance but also raises concerns about board independence and effectiveness. This article explores the significance of presidential evaluations, best practices for implementing them, and how they contribute to stronger institutional governance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

We've been under attack around the federal government. Anthony, who leads Prairie State Collegeboth a Predominantly Black Institution and Hispanic-serving Institution about 30 miles from Chicagohighlighted the increasingly polarized context in which DEI work takes place. Following the panel discussion, Dr.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

What you'll gain from reading this post: Beyond Basic Duties: Why traditional fiduciary training often falls short of addressing key governance challenges. Training Requirements: Why annual governance training should go beyond basic fiduciary duties.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The report, titled "Black Minds Matter 2025: Building Bright Black Futures," calls for the establishment of a State Commission on Black Education Transformation to address systemic issues plaguing the state's fragmented education governance structure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In a race-conscious world, leaders seek out the uncomfortable truth and, from there, design policies, practices and interventions that meet the unique needs of various student groups. For Asian American and NHPI students, disaggregating data on Asian American and NHPI subgroups is paramount.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As the appointed Board of Trustees for Tennessee State University, our job is to ensure the future strength of the school through thoughtful and decisive governance, said TSU board chair Dakasha Winton. The university recently laid off more than 100 employees and admitted that it was facing a difficult time meeting payroll.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Yolanda Watson Spivas 25+ year career in postsecondary education spans a range of executive leadership, general management, federal government, public affairs, operations and academic officer positions. Watson Spiva serves as the President of Complete College America (CCA).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

The organizations argue that instead of abruptly canceling grants, the federal government should be "doubling down on investments to ensure students have access to a highly qualified educator workforce."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Government Accountability Office, Black student parents account for 30 percent of undergraduate student parents, but only 15 percent of CCAMPIS participants were Black." The combined costs of pursuing postsecondary education and securing child care create substantial financial burdens for these student parents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

The institute's research agenda is ambitious, targeting persistent inequities across multiple sectors including technology, healthcare, education, environmental issues, economics, governance, and the criminal legal system. Kendi joins Howard at the height of his academic career.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

His office collaborates with student government and clubs on campus to reach more students. Fabián Sergio Wander, director of the counseling center and health and wellness services at Hostos Community College (Hostos) in New York, said there has been an increase in the number of students connecting with mental health services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. In a mounting crisis at the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The HEA and Titles III and V need to be updated to address the changing times and the changing nature of relationships between the government, institutions and students.” “The last time it was amended was in 2008. … Dr. Kayla C.

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Ed.gov Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

Americans were not accustomed to such a massive role for the federal government in education, which had always Continue Reading The post Education: Whose Job Is It? By: Scott Yenor In 1982, President Ronald Reagan proposed dismantling the Department of Education, an agency barely two years old. appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

I really call for university presidents and leaders to respond to this mo These last few years, seeing anti-DEI and anti-CRT movements take successful hold of state governments and the public, have been the most challenging of her career.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

The Day of Action for Higher Education is expected to demonstrate how cross-rank organizing, robust faculty governance, labor solidarity, and protection of the freedom to teach and learn are crucial to the survival of higher education and to its vital social purpose in a democracy. The group’s Call to Action can be found here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For the last two years, my staff and I have been in the trenches, battling a fusillade of challenges brought on by our federal government, challenges that exacerbate the longstanding inequities students face as they navigate their path to a college degree.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

His government experience includes working as a legislative liaison to two former governors, along with roles at the NC Bar Association and Jefferson-Pilot Financial Insurance Company. He also worked as assistant to the chancellor for external affairs from 2006 to 2016 and has held interim roles in university advancement and alumni affairs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Hilary Crow The foundation’s national survey examined responses from 2,000 registered voters and revealed that Americans lack basic understanding of government. It found that more than 70% of Americans fail a basic civic literacy quiz on topics like the three branches of government and the number of Supreme Court justices.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

During the ensuing years, HBCUs received what most consider unprecedented levels of funding from the federal government as well as a groundswell of support from donors. The challenges of the pandemic amplified these issues and the urgency to finally address them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Trustees can have a direct impact on policy formation and strategic goals and contribute to a dramatic change of vision within our institutions. Gender and racial gaps among community college trustees continue to be a reality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. One key aspect of academic acumen that is particularly relevant to governing boards is shared governance.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 28, 2025

Harvard University is facing backlash for its decision to incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliances definition of antisemitism, a polarizing definition that some believe chills political speech opposing Israels government, into the institutions nondiscrimination policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

Notwithstanding, most adults and youth in the poll are concerned about climate change and its future impact on their lives with 75% believing government has a prominent role in addressing it — respondents said the private sector (at 54%), city or local governments (at 55%), and state governments (at 63%) also bear this responsibility.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

If the federal or state governments will not help at the moment, then focus on partnerships with mayors, nonprofits, and industry.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Topics include post-affirmative action diversity outcomes, declining male participation, academic governance and freedom, as well as periodic talks on higher education systems in other countries. She began her career as one of the founders of LaGuardia Community College before coming to NYU where she became the first woman dean in 1976.

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University Business

JANUARY 14, 2025

Institutions are encouraged to protect themselves by focusing on improving cybersecurity , offering effective data security training and maintaining a data governance strategy. This increase may reflect federal and state governments increased attention on higher education, says the report. and political climate and instability (4.3).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

How do we create an environment and educational structures that consider the lived experiences of our Black students on campus through our policies, our practices, and our governance structures? Garcia asked.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2025

The redesign involves rethinking how education and workforce systems are structured, funded and governed to serve todays students better. Courtney Brown To reach the 2040 goal, Lumina is prioritizing four key areas: credentials of value, access, student success and redesign. Its really about the value of post-secondary education, said Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

The ACPA Governing Board motioned for the then-Director of Research and Scholarship, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, to explore the merit and extent of this project. After engaging with a volunteer advisory board, the Governing Board approved the study. The program has since blossomed. Read about this year's award recipients here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Government Accountability Office (GAO), points out that Black girls tend to face more and harsher forms of discipline than other girls including higher suspension and expulsion rates. A new report from the U.S. The report’s conclusion is based on an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data in the 2017-2018 school year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The statement rejects the claim that DEI criteria infringes on academic freedom by imposing political or ideological litmus tests concerning diversity and points out that decisions about the scope, design, and application of DEI criteria for faculty evaluation must rest primarily with the faculty as part of shared governance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. Yet there is an enormous SNAP gap in program utilization. In 2018 the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

He served in a similar capacity previously as associate director of policy and government relations at The Education Trust — West, the California-based office of the national educational equity advocacy group, Ed Trust headquartered in Washington, D.C. He was placed at the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

million college students experienced food insecurity in 2020, according to student data analysis from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Government Accountability Office found that an estimated 23% of college students experienced food insecurity in 2020. Bobby" Scott An estimated 3.8

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