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Indiana University Northwest Celebrates 20 Years of Diversity Landmarks

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Ken Coopwood (Diversity Landmarks Founder) The Landmarks were the vision of Dr. Ken Coopwood, a four-time cabinet-level diversity executive, who founded Diversity Landmarks at Indiana University’s Northwest campus in 2004.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

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Black Issues In Higher Education presented a phalanx of stories focused on the lethargic efforts of institutions across the nation, which sent a clear and direct message to the academic community that it was time to live up to the values of inclusivity and fairness that it espoused.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

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We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Proportionately, the percentage of Black faculty fell from 4% to 3%.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support.

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Study: Black Medical Students Experience Higher Rates of Attrition Than Peers

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programs between 2004 and 2012, following their enrollment status through 2020. Dr. Mayur Desai, the inaugural associate dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) at the Yale School of Public Health and co-author of the study, said M.D.- The study assessed attrition rates among students who enrolled in M.D.-Ph.D.

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Pride in the Halls

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The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend.

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

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McCaughey is author of the books Stand Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754–2004 , which he is currently updating for a revised edition, and A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard. “I Their connections to Ivy institutions — either as students, faculty or administrators — are advantageous. “It