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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. 2, 2006) 6. (“From Opening Doors to Opening Minds,” Aug. White House Honoree, Jan. Publishing work of journalists of color.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. It’s kind of like the grandfather, the father, and the son,” says Banks.

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Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I think public institutions have a mission to make sure that those in society have access to higher education,” says Alexander, who arrived at UCLA in 2006. We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Young, Brilliant, and Ready: Preparing Black Males for Postsecondary Opportunities and Transitions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have a long way to go to achieve equity in the academy for Black males. Partner with community members, especially Black men, to serve as mentors and role models in the college-going and transition process. Support Black boys’ socioemotional development to improve their readiness and maturity for postsecondary opportunities.