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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This surge likely reflects increased scrutiny from federal and state governments over higher education practices and policies. These changes reflect growing concerns about campus security and the increasingly complex political environment surrounding higher education.

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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Education has confirmed that Baylor University, the Baptist research institution in Waco, Texas, is immune from certain Title IX complaints “to the extent that they are inconsistent with the University’s religious tenets,” wrote Catherine E. The confirmation follows other Title IX trouble for Baylor.

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2023 Women's College Basketball Another Mile-Marker in Title IX

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amy Wilson, the NCAA’s managing director of inclusion, said that as the NCAA began laying out its Title IX celebrations, there was no doubt that this should be the culmination. It’s a celebration of all the opportunities that Title IX has provided in education and athletics,” Wilson points out.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collectively, higher education must give this issue the attention and priority it deserves. All too often, instead of taking proactive internal approaches to prevention, schools often spring to action reactively in the face of high-profile Title IX investigations, or legal threats. Dr. Monica J.

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ASHLEY OWENS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ashley Owens Ashley Owens has been appointed interim Title IX coordinator at Pennsylvania State University. She serves as director of student accountability and conflict response on Penn State’s Altoona campus.

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LAURA RUGLESS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Laura Rugless Laura Rugless has been named vice president for civil rights and Title IX education at Michigan State University. She served as the associate vice president for Michigan State’s Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX.

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