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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Recommendations follow.

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee. Dr. Carl B.

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Association Blends Science and Culture for Hispanics, Native Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. A number of them mentor budding scientists of color at a time when the scientific sphere remains overwhelmingly white and male. of the population.

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Changing the Face of Nursing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the summer of 2014, Crystal Jackson was working as a manager of nurse education in Ferguson, Missouri. Rolanda Johnson, associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Michael Brown, a Black teenager, had been fatally shot by a white police officer, and the city was on fire.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015. Throughout the association’s existence, Black AERA presidents have steadily pushed for more inclusivity and to urge panel sessions that focused on racial inequities and racism within the field. Dr. Joyce E. King, the Benjamin E.

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Fox Transitions From 20-Year Transformational Career

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When she arrived at Mary Baldwin, her vision included getting to know the community, elevating existing programs, and supporting the school’s diversity and inclusivity. Diversity and inclusivity are priorities for Fox. I would also like to do leadership and mentoring. … Fox describes herself as an idea generator.

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Inside the UIA’s 2023 Annual Report

The University Innovation Alliance

Our starting goal in 2014 was awarding an additional 68,000 undergraduate degrees above baseline over the next decade – a goal that our 11 founding institutions reached four years early with the graduating class of 2020. They mentor and supervise the UIA Fellows, convene campus student success teams, and ensure organizational accountability.