Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College hosted its first Spring Symposium addressing health issues for African American men. Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mental health. Dr. Walter M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2025

where I had the privilege to pay it forward with my students and advance equity and social justice through my research. Their guidance helped me discover my true calling in higher education, ultimately leading me to secure my dream job at UT. In the past, I could bounce back, learn, and adapt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the 15 winners of its 2023 awards for excellence in education research. Their contributions to education research, across all career stages and fields, have made and continue to make a difference in the lives of students and educators.” Dr. Felice J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Now that we’re starting to get the results, we’re able to tell our social justice story.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Georgetown event not only honored Xaviers continued contributions but also reflected on the role of Black Catholic scholarship in shaping faith and social justice initiatives. Since then, researchers along with the Jesuits, have worked to trace the lineage of those enslaved by the Society of Jesus and the Catholic Church.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2025

Her area of research is in Whiteness Studies and Critical Discourse Analysis, tracing how whiteness is reproduced in everyday narratives.She is a two-time winner of the Students Choice Award for Educator of the Year at the University of Washingtons School of Social Work. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Derrick Brooms will become executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College, effective Aug. Dr. Derrick Brooms Brooms is currently associate department head of Africana studies and professor of Africana studies and sociology at University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Payne Center for Social Justice, which is part of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, has committed to conducting the survey with the same questions and publishing the data annually for the next 100 years. “It Brown II, executive director and research scientist of the Payne Center for Social Justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2023

Now, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit think tank, delves into the many advantages that HBCUs offer and what predominantly white institutions (PWIs) can learn from them when it comes to helping Black students. The advantages appear to extend past graduation. bridge program as an example.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Research has shown that Black women face unique challenges in the workforce and in leadership; however, despite persistent obstacles, including a lack of mentorship and feedback, a dearth of role models, and discrimination in hiring and promotion, Black women continue to excel in their chosen fields and rise to leadership positions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Gowder, a Professor of Law and associate dean of research and intellectual life at Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law. Having served as an associate director of the African American Policy Forum and research assistant to prominent legal scholar Kimberlé W. I think the more immediate goal is to write the book,” says Morgan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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. As early as the program’s first course, students will be taught about policy issues, incarceration, criminal justice, and racial bias as it relates to cannabis, Poli said. "We and Guam. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lori Kido Lopez has been passionate about media and Asian American social justice. Her research focuses on the intersection of race and media, specifically on how Asian Americans are working to improve their representation in mainstream media and to control their own narratives. It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Researchers found observable disparities between white faculty and faculty of color that worsened with rank. Many faculty of color engage in long-term, community-based research that involves years of building trust and relationships. What you're telling faculty of color is: ‘Don't do your research now, until you get tenure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

Two sessions continued on Thursday during the second and final day of the Black Men Research Institute’s (BMRI) Spring Symposium. There are so many things being thrown at them from multiple parts of their lives, family, friends, and social justice, and it’s all about sustainability,” Watkins said. “We Funded by a $1.4

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 6, 2023

Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The university has said it did so to better align the Graduate College of Social Work with broader institutional priorities. ” In addition to speaking out, Dettlaff organized a speaker series and study groups on abolition within his college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

While experts are overall pleased to hear that Cardona is making an effort to adjust the direction of the FSA, they add that it is too late for these changes to make an impact on students currently struggling to complete the FAFSA, many of whom are from mixed-immigration backgrounds, where social security requirements stalled their progress.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Throughout the course of our careers, we have consistently championed the transformative influence of education in promoting environmental and social justice as ways to improve people’s lives and advance a more equitable society, albeit from different perspectives. As is the case globally, so it is within the United States.

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SRHE

JANUARY 29, 2025

by Tim Clark and Tom Dobson There has been growing interest in the potential of arts-based research (ABR) methods to enrich educational inquiry ( Everley, 2021 ).

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Tim’s Neurodiversity in the Arts Symposium , which took two years of advocacy and planning, and draws on several more of research across neurodiversity and art education, took place at the University of the Arts Helsinki , modelling best practices for inclusivity, not just for neurodivergent folx. Universities, watch and learn. Run with it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. We also highlight things they’re doing in their own communities and on their campuses to promote social justice.” Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Basketball Activism and Representation) Invitational.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sharrelle Barber, a social epidemiologist, deftly combines the roles of scholar and activist. Dr. Leslie Ain McClure describes Barber as “a scholar, an advocate, and a social justice warrior.” Barber examines the role of structural racism in shaping health and racial/ethnic health inequities among Black people in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2023

Although the court’s ruling upheld affirmative action, it changed its permissible motivation: no longer could schools consider race to achieve social justice purposes. In as little as two days, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver a devastating verdict to advocates of affirmative action. Carnevale, director of the CEW. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ashley Finley, AAC&U vice president of research and senior adviser to the president. Employers under age 40 also valued desires to engage with the local community and a sense of social justice far more than employers who were 50 and above – a difference of approximately 20%.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JANUARY 27, 2025

Equity-Minded Assessment Award Team or individual award for living out the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice and ensuring they are a meaningful part of assessment work. It is with deep appreciation that we honor the Community Development and Engagement Committee with this well-deserved award.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

“We are increasingly concerned that this trend will have a chilling effect across more campuses if these laws spread to other states.” Florida’s Senate Bill 266 took effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes. Now, we’re seeing it being targeted through multiple avenues.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Researchers found that the total number of student worker bargaining units has now risen to approximately 85 units, with many of them from 2022 and 2023 – 30 units in total over the two years. “Unionization rates have fallen relentlessly over the past two decades, and the past year and a half has been no exception,” the report stated.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

You can never take a break from social justice work.” Graves, chief research, education and program officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Graves is the chief research, education and program officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Kelisha B. Dr. Vicki L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

To support Black women in revolutionary wellness work that should transform whole school communities, students and parents are receiving the same exposure to wellness, action research, and leadership. The coalition is helping to cultivate a new generation of leaders who are committed to realizing justice for their communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The lecture series celebrates Todd’s work as an educator and advocate for community and equality by bringing distinguished scholars in the fields of racial and social justice to campus to share their knowledge and experiences. Patterson-Stephens’ work has led to national recognition. Terrell Educational Foundation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Recognizing the voice of Black youth voters Driven by a curiosity about the political socialization of young people, I embarked on a research project exploring the experiences of Black youth voters. Redefining engagement: Beyond voting What if we redefined “political engagement” beyond the ballot box?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

The report, co-published by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, is based on research done on the 66 colleges, universities, and state systems that were part of AAC&U’s first Institute on Open Educational Resources, which took place between 2021 and 2022. It also provides accountability. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

It should empower the student to apply the discipline freely and skillfully across racial, ethnic, social, economic, and cultural lines. This social justice mandate begs the question: Why would any institution want to hire a faculty person who can’t demonstrate the capacity to instruct at this level?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Higher education needs our campuses to be diverse to thrive intellectually, socially, and financially. As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

This is a social justice issue, an equity issue,” said Cargas. “If If minoritized populations are the most food insecure and therefore the most likely to withdraw from college, we have to address this issue in the name of racial justice.” Students suffer in silence. But Cargas said more needs to be done.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching? This turned into an ongoing debate.

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