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In academic year 2021-22, 45.1% We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” years in 2021-22.” Equity, familia and servingness are woven into the college’s leadership, programs and services to foster success for all students. in 2022-23.

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More than 150 bills were introduced in 35 state legislatures between 2021 and 2023, including 99 academic gag orders seeking to ban the teaching of “critical race theory” or other so-called “divisive concepts,” according to the paper.

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APRIL 16, 2024

She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity. Dr. Aaron Goodson “It’s really important that we see Black women in this position of leadership as head coaches in our sport,” says Smith, who is co-chair of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. “In

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MARCH 12, 2024

The report stems from association’s most recent board composition survey, Policies, Practices, and Composition of Governing Boards of Colleges, Universities, and Institutionally Related Foundations 2021.

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MAY 7, 2024

In the case of Florida, all 28 of the colleges in its system began conferring bachelor's degrees as of 2021, according to the report. The number of CCB colleges has seen significant growth, even compared to just two years ago in Fall 2021. Delaware and Nevada join Florida in this full-scale adoption of CCB degrees.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This week, Grinnell will dedicate and name its newest residence hall in honor of Renfrow Smith, recognizing her legacy, life, and commitment to community, education, and equity. At 110 years old, she is the college’s first Black alumna and the oldest living graduate of the institution. And sometimes it feels late because she is 110, right?

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MAY 16, 2023

It's one of the new offerings coordinated by the National Education Equity Lab, an educational justice nonprofit that brings credit-bearing college courses into Title I and Title I-eligible high schools, at which large numbers of students come from families with little money. More partnerships are currently being explored.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Scott Vignos Since September 2021, Vignos has been interim vice president and chief diversity officer, and this appointment solidifies his role there. Scott Vignos will become Oregon State University’s vice president and chief diversity officer, effective immediately.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

The school also presented a new logo and visual identity focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). Oakton’s Board of Trustees approved the transition in August 2021. Oakton Community College has changed its name to Oakton College.

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MARCH 8, 2023

O’Meara was also a 2021-2022 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow and president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in 2020. O’Meara’s leadership and expertise will be instrumental in helping the Teachers College community achieve new heights of academic excellence and social impact for the future.”

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The decline comes after a spectacular performance in fiscal year 2021, when endowment returns increased by 30.6% The shift from public equities toward private equity and venture capital reflects the willingness and ability of larger institutions to reach for higher return targets,” said Popovich. on average.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Current standards benefit traditional career paths and do not place an emphasis on experience in equity. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white. Candidates of color confront racial biases, both internal and external, from search committees, board of trustees, and even faculty and staff.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Mark McPhail, according to a report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Conditions for academic governance at IU Northwest are unsound and its racial climate is unwelcoming to faculty of color, the report said.

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APRIL 10, 2023

Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. We must continue the dialogue—and occasionally difficult conversations—around race and equity, both on and off campus.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Dr. David Radwin The brief, " Redrawing the Starting Line: Advancing Equity in Adult Learners’ Developmental Education Outcomes ", compared transfer-level English and math course completion rates between adult community college students – those age 25 or older – and their younger, traditional-age student peers.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The highest-ranking Black woman at VMI faced backlash and criticism from some alumni and cadets as early as her 2021 hiring. Ralph Northam (D) – found institutional racism and sexism at VMI. Total crap. Virginia’s Chief Diversity Officer, Martin Brown, also visited VMI in April and said “DEI is dead” during a staff and faculty training.

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MARCH 1, 2024

Black women were 54% of new HIV diagnoses in 2021 among women, age 16 and older, in the U.S., Black women were 54% of new HIV diagnoses in 2021 among women, age 16 and older, in the U.S., Tyree of the Department of Communication Studies in collaboration with the national nonprofit HealthHIV. Setting the P.A.C.E.

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to a 2021 report by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Kapor Center , a non-profit focusing on the intersection of racial justice and technology, only 19% of PreK-12 computer science teachers are Black, indigenous, Latinx, or Pacific Islanders. With Google’s help, this year’s goal is to accept 20 students.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer and Special Advisor to the President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Duquesne University Returning to her alma mater, Crystal McCormick Ware was appointed Duquesne University's inaugural chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president for diversity, equity and inclusion in November 2021.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

A bright young scholar, Pickens graduated as the top-ranked student from Miami Northwestern Senior High School in the Class of 2021, armed with an impressive academic record and multiple offers of admission from institutions such as Harvard, Howard, Duke, and the University of Miami.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Created in 2021, CBCE consistently provides a powerful counter-narrative to challenge systemic racism and educational inequities through groundbreaking programming and initiatives. Parents can learn practical ways to advocate for educational equity and inclusion alongside their children and building leaders.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Between Fall 2020 and Fall 2021, 62.1% They make a real, positive difference for students, address equity gaps, empower and enable faculty,” said Iuzzini. On those same metrics (retention, credits, math and English), equity gaps are starting to close as instructors use these practices,” said Iuzzini. The data is compelling.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

Taylor Smith is a noted leader in intercultural competence and joined the University of Dayton as an executive director for inclusive excellence education in 2017, before being appointed assistant vice president in 2021.

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APRIL 2, 2024

In addition to food and housing insecurity, in 2021, data showed that 51% of students cited transportation as an area where they struggle. The study also found that 8% of undergraduates and 5% of graduate students are experiencing homelessness, accounting for more than 1.5 million students.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. She is the first Black woman to ever serve as a vice president at the university.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Originally from South Carolina, I came to California in 2021 as the Vice President of Instruction (VPI) at CCC and later served as Acting President for one year before becoming the permanent President in 2023. If Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 1348 into law, CCC will seek status as a Black Serving Institution (BSI).

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MAY 2, 2024

A Penn State representative said the administration did respond to the reports when they were first published, and the reports became part of their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging inventory from last spring. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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JULY 6, 2023

He directs the Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity at Rice University, where he has taught, among other subjects, engineering and computational applied mathematics and operations research. “We In 2018, according to 2021 version of that bi-annual analysis, 16.8% We started something that I needed so much,” the 85-year-old said.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Leshchinskaya is part of a team from Brooklyn College and the University of Florida looking to change that with the creation of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institutionalization (DEII) assessment, a new instrument that allows colleges and universities to measure their DEI work at the institution level.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Following up plans for educational access and equity with actions has become the hallmark of Grand Valley State University, which has a statewide presence in Michigan. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity. After the death of George Floyd in 2020, Dr. Philomena V.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Further, school counselors must be trained in using an equity-based lens to help students of color explore various career options and postsecondary opportunities in preparation to enter a global, diverse, and technological workforce. Equity-based career development and postsecondary transitions: An American imperative. Hines, E.M.,

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The 51,000 students who graduated from HBCUs in 2021 can expect to earn $146 billion over the course of their careers, 57 percent more than they would earn without a degree or certificate. Together, we must hold our country’s leaders accountable and demand equity in education.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

For Fall 2021, the College of the Desert’s (COD) student headcount included 8,213 Hispanic students, 1,657 white students, 395 Asian students, 252 Black students, 28 American Indian/Alaska Native students, and seven Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Island students. Community colleges serve the most diverse students in all of higher education.

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APRIL 30, 2023

People before me in leadership positions … and others have been fighting these battles for many years for equity and also for investment in order to grow. “If there’s a role that women’s basketball has played, I think it’s the fact that it spurred more transparent, open and public dialogue around doing what is right with gender equity.”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By 2020 the organization had ballooned to more than 700 members, and in 2021 it became part of Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit. Martin argues for change in food pantries writ large, moving beyond a focus on food distribution with new models that center empathy, equity, and systems reform.

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