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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 1955, she married fellow Xavierite and would-be New Orleans Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial (’51) with whom she embarked on a life of civic engagement in the fight for equity and equality. 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

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It allows us to examine the current state of race and ethnicity in higher education and strive to bridge these equity gaps.” For example, the report found that the number of Hispanic or Latino students earning bachelor’s degrees rose about 10%, from 2002 to 2022, but the rates for white and Asian students grew even faster.

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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. (“From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug. White House Honoree, Jan. 5, 2012).

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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. McCaughey noted that Harvard, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania have had women presidents dating back more than two decades.

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Higher Education’s Moment: Religious, Secular, and Spiritual Equity

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This next decade of the 21 st century offers a timely opportunity for higher education to reconsider its approach to this often-misunderstood area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Beyond language, of course, RSSI equity must be addressed through institutional policies and practices, as well as research and theory development.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

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