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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Haydel Morial was a member of Xavier University’s class of 1952, a known champion of civil rights, and a long-serving administrator at the historically Black Catholic university in New Orleans. “She Morial, the president of the National Urban League, also served as New Orleans Mayor from 1994-2002. Her son, Marc H.

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Updated ACE Report Reveals Progress, Persistent Disparities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“This report is timely for everyone involved in higher education — administrators, researchers, policymakers. It allows us to examine the current state of race and ethnicity in higher education and strive to bridge these equity gaps.”

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

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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. Use your platform to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within your university.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. 11, 2007), has now published his seventh book and moved into administration at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

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He said Columbia seriously considered female candidates prior to the hiring of outgoing President Lee Bollinger in 2002. He characterizes her as an outsider in comparison to selecting someone within Columbia or other Ivy League administrations.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

The graphic below summarizes promising priorities for institutional action to promote wellbeing, equity and learning among marginalized sociodemographic groups in postsecondary education. student leaders, administrative leaders). Within student affairs, representation in programming offered (e.g. Shifting Cultures: Broad Awareness.

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The State of Black America is Improving, But Not Close to Parity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If you can convince people to do that, then convincing them that you don't need a law promoting equity for people of color is a very easy thing to do.” We must take some action in whatever capacity that we can to make sure that, despite affirmative action no longer being permitted, we still achieve equity.” Alvin Tillery, Jr.,