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In that time, Kinloch said she has strived to bolster equity and justice at the school. Davis Excellence in Leadership Award in November 2022. “I While diversity and inclusion are important, Kinloch also focuses on equity and justice. “I For this work, she was surprised to received the university's inaugural Dr. Larry E.

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In 2022-23, over 350 students were awarded close to $772,000 in Graduate Initiative Grants. in 2022-23. We aim to eliminate equity gaps and continue to transform our institution into a Hispanic-graduating institution.” The number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Latinx students has grown. In academic year 2021-22, 45.1%

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Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. and she received a 2019 Graduate Peer Mentor Award at University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School, among others.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Galizio A research brief on community college baccalaureate (CCB) students from the New America Foundation found, “Many CCB students are deeply rooted in their communities, often raising children and/or caring for aging parents, and they want to stay local” (Meza & Love, 2022). Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S.

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MARCH 6, 2025

He was inducted as an AERA Fellow in 2022, served as Division G's vice-president from 2020-2023, and was elected to AERA's Executive Board. His earlier work, Troubling the Waters: Fulfilling the Promise of Quality Public Schooling for Black Children , has been influential in educational research circles.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Inflation and geopolitical disruptions caused endowment returns to fall by 8% in fiscal year 2022, according to an annual study released last week by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). on average.

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MARCH 7, 2025

This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia. Song Richardson in 2022. Today, the percentage stands at nearly 33%, marking a significant but measured progress in the landscape of academic leadership.

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In an attempt to break this cycle, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) is releasing a new report investigating employers’ understanding—or lack thereof— of equity in recruitment and offering ideas for how companies and Black colleges and universities can create mutually beneficial ties.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The award – named after diversity and equity advocate Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Last May, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Governors voted to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. Those changes came shortly after the hire of Dean Raul Reis, who joined the Hussman School of Journalism and Media in July 2022 with a platform that honored the values of equity and diversity.

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The announcement comes at a pivotal moment for the Durango, Colorado, college, which continues to grapple with its history as a former federal Indian boarding school while working to advance its commitment to student success, equity, and community engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

To provide a backdrop, in 2022, 798,534 students were enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs in the United States (National Science Foundation, 2022). Of those, 2% (16,111) were Black males. In the same year, Black males in engineering earned 1.8% Dr. Brian A.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As his reputation grew, Williams was recruited by Northwestern University, where he served as assistant dean of diversity and inclusion between 2017 and 2021, and then until 2022 as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lead of Northwestern’s Public Health Program. We’re in a nuanced landscape right now.

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MAY 10, 2023

This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and discrimination," UD said. In November 2022, the symbol was found in a campus residence hall. This is not the first time a swastika was drawn at UD.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

Johnson Today, these crucial efforts find themselves under siege, facing opposition from conservative politicians and think tank organizations who argue, albeit erroneously, that investments in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies and programs constitute a form of racial discrimination.

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APRIL 4, 2024

Accompanying the skills gap is a serious employment equity issue. A 2022 evaluation of the California program by the UC Davis Wheelhouse reported several significant benefits. Research done by the National Center for Inquiry & Improvement (NCI&I) revealed significant racial inequality in the workforce. Hoang, H., Dr. George R.

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JUNE 27, 2024

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center noted that more than 76% of students who started college in the fall of 2022 returned for their second year. for incoming students who began fall 2013 to 55% for those who began fall 2022. for the 2022 cohort , and for Hispanic males , it increased from 50.6%

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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MAY 3, 2024

The data also show that women, Black, and Hispanic or Latina/o faculty are better represented in non-tenure-track than in tenure-track positions, and that pay gaps in non-tenure-track positions persist for these groups.

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MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher’s scholarly work focuses on equitable participation in higher education; transfer, access, and retention policies; minoritized student populations in marginalized institutional contexts; and racial equity and campus climate in postsecondary education pathways. In 2022, Diverse recognized her with the Diverse Champions Award.

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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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MAY 1, 2024

The power of collaboration and the importance of building paths for others to follow were topics , front and center , during the 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. The alliance launched in 2022 at the first White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. And we just can't let more time go by.”

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APRIL 3, 2024

Similarly, many university administrators, including education deans, disseminated statements illustrating their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We reported our initial work in Diverse Issues In Higher Education in 2022. 2020) refer to this phenomenon as a “failure to turn equity talk into equity walk.”

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MARCH 2, 2023

Asperin Barnes was named chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District in 2022. Rice Diversity and Equity Award and was recognized by Excelencia in Education. After a national search, Dr. Julianna M. She previously served as president of Cuyamaca College when the college received the John W.

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MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. million students during the 2022-23 application cycle year.

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JUNE 26, 2024

The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2023–24 , highlights trends in faculty compensation, tenure and contingency, pay equity, and institutional finances in higher education. Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

According to Handshake, a network of institutions and employers that helps connect students with early career opportunities, trade careers saw 49% fewer applications in 2022 than 2020. We’re trying to address those equity gaps.” Technical jobs are receiving fewer applications from younger generations. Dr. Willie L.

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JUNE 15, 2023

“I am thrilled about the opportunity to work collaboratively toward the school’s vision to advance a just and compassionate society, dismantle injustice of all kinds, promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and liberate possibilities,” Jones said. “I Jones holds a Ph.D. and MSW in social welfare from the University at Albany.

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OCTOBER 23, 2022

Title: Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton Tiffany Taylor Smith was appointed University of Dayton's vice president for diversity and inclusion in January 2022. Taylor Smith expects to graduate from UD with a doctorate in educational leadership in December 2022.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

ECSU has seen its applications grow by 20% since the 2022 application season. Common App still has a long way to go towards reaching its equity goals. Our organization is committed to highlighting inequities and expanding access and equity in the college admissions process,” said Magourik. “We

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JANUARY 17, 2023

The school also presented a new logo and visual identity focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). We have been working toward this transition since early 2022; it feels great to start the spring semester welcoming students to Oakton College,” said Oakton President Dr. Joianne L.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Ivery In my recent book, Detroit and the New Political Economy of Public Education (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2022), I use Detroit as a national template to explore the new dynamics of public education segregation and, therefore, of the racial, social, economic, political, and educational dynamics of the related urban and metropolitan region.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Our Education as an Equalizer program was developed to provide educational opportunities and equity to underserved and sometimes overlooked students,” said Synchrony Foundation President Denise Yap. “We In 2022, the company began supporting Native education and, in 2023, significantly increased its support. We're proud to support PWNA."

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MAY 20, 2024

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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JUNE 17, 2024

OCR reviewed documentation of 75 similar reports from the 2022-23 school year through February 2024. Lhamon Complaints arose about the university’s responses to allegations of discrimination or harassment, including based on shared Jewish ancestry and shared Palestinian or Muslim ancestry.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

of funds from certain Higher Education Act (HEA) programs within ED and put it towards supporting equity-focused work. Eleanor Eckerson Peters The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 – and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 – gave the U.S. Secretary of Education authority to set aside up to 0.5%

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MAY 16, 2023

Ron DeSantis The legislation largely prohibits Florida public universities and colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and restricts how educators can discuss discrimination in required courses – banning teaching of “identity politics” is one example.

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