Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

The immediate losses as a result of continued and strategic legislative attacks against diversity, equity, and inclusion work are staggering: reduced funding for offices, the elimination of staff, diluted support for students, and the dismantling of progress made over the past 60 years to support students, faculty, and staff and move the U.S.

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APRIL 9, 2025

As issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be at the forefront of educational discourse, Kizarts contribution stands out for its practical approach to understanding and counteracting specific biases that often undermine well-intentioned equity efforts. The books greatest strength lies in its practicality.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Moores journey to success is one he attributes to the steadfast support of his mother and the historical Dr. James L. Moores focus on equity, inclusion, and innovation has not only improved outcomes for todays students but has also laid the foundation for a brighter future for generations to come, Jackson added. On Saturday, Jan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

"Our goal is to not only prepare skilled leaders for the superintendency, but also to help increase the diversity of those leaders, which is vital for creating equitable, inclusive school systems nationwide," said Southern University A&M College Chancellor John K. The benefits are far-reaching."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

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). Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. And I was determined to have access,” says Williams. I made sure everyone had access, especially my Black classmates and friends,” says Williams. Tapping into access became a deliberate decision. He became what he calls “a student for everybody.” “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We believe this project will have a profound impact on student success and well-being, empowering them to focus on their education and future.” The project comes amid PQC’s longstanding efforts to tackle a range of issues surrounding the campus, most notably the absence of supermarkets. Our work with the T.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2025

During her 14-year tenure at Montana State University, Cruzado has demonstrated a remarkable commitment to expanding access and success for underrepresented students. Her appointment comes at a crucial time for public higher education, as institutions nationwide grapple with questions of access, affordability, and inclusion.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Beyond the media smokescreen, Asian American and NHPI students face a diverse range of challenges on the road to college access and success. Asian American and NHPI populations, among the fastest-growing in the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

These disparate environments have offered Briscoe a unique insight into the experiences of Black students within these spaces and how institutional support for Black students is critical to their success. She directly credits mentors and multicultural resource centers on UNLs campus for her ability to thrive in their program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Macalester studied the issue, and we have decided that remaining test optional is an effective way to make our college more accessible to the greatest number of qualified students. Test-required and test-optional admissions policies yielded similar predictive power for academic success. Dr. Suzanne M. Only about 40 percent do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2025

In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contributions. A lot of work is being done with our access and engagement officers, including myself to really have that community engagement piece, said Vaughn.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

This downgrade is not an isolated incident; instead, it is the culmination of destabilizing factors, including funding cuts and the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, which are transforming the environment surrounding U.S. A Backdoor Low-Pressure System: Undermining the Nations Future Success Recently, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

We do that by gathering diverse, inclusive communities where all feel supported and encouraged to share different views and perspectives. The values of freedom of expression, diversity, and inclusion are inherently connected to and dependent on one another.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Jack Thomas In my own journey, leading a campus with such diverse student representation has reinforced the importance of embracing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusivity. The increased focus on diversity and inclusion was both a challenge and an opportunity. My faith has been a source of strength throughout my career.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Postsecondary education provides graduates with greater access to job opportunities and higher earning potential throughout their lifetimes. But broadband access varies across regions, states, and even towns. 95% of households have access to broadband. 95% of households have access to broadband. But just south of Colo.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Then, you see the successes.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Shelly Raube, vice president of student empowerment and success at Delta College, says that the institution is focused on making sure everybody belongs and that they see themselves “as a valued member of our community.” We’re not going after a fancy building, we’re going after student success with our money and our resources and our time.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

The Campaign for College Opportunity has released a brief on the current state of higher education access and completion for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) students. supporting success in college, 5.) The brief provides policy and best-practice recommendations, including: 1.) ensuring good and disaggregated data, 2.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. At FSU, the program has also worked to increase access to STEM majors. “My When that happens, they’re more willing to reach out.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

Being in The Big Easy is significant according to NASPA President and long-time student success champion, Dr. Amelia Parnell, who shared on LinkedIn: I'll tell anyone that student affairs professionals are some of the most thoughtful people in higher education and our time together in New Orleans confirmed it for me again.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have jointly announced a network to give faculty and staff ways to improve student belonging and inclusion. The network will start early Spring 2023 – online pre-registration opens this week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has announced steps it will take to comply with Senate Bill 129 affecting diversity, equity and inclusion programming on University of Alabama System campuses. UAB has shuttered its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among other changes to ensure compliance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The college recognized that the campus needed a safe space for males to get together, interact and learn from each other as well as to access resources,” says Jamal Biggs, director of the QCC MRC. Serving students Lakeland Community College in Ohio created its MRC in 1996 after seeing the success of its women’s center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) is looking to enhance its student success coaching program as its student demographics change. Ruth Bauer White InsideTrack "What UMGC has shared with us is that their student demographics are changing,” said Steve Ast, senior vice president of partner success at InsideTrack.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has launched a digital toolkit to help higher education governing boards proactively oversee equitable student success. This resource is a key element of AGB’s justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative ,” said Henry Stoever, AGB president and CEO.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The presence of Black educators not only serves to motivate and inspire Black students but also enriches the learning environment for all students by bringing diverse perspectives and teaching styles that foster a more inclusive and engaging educational experience.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

My success has been shaped by failures, triumphs, and uplifting others along the way. Over the course of my education and career, Ive carried life baggage and self-doubt, made mistakes, and experienced obstacles that impacted my success. I began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March. Dr. Mike Hoa Nguyen, an assistant professor of education at NYU, praised this inclusion of a requirement to evaluate work through rigorous research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

"These statistics underscore the ongoing challenges in creating truly inclusive pathways to the legal profession," noted Dr. Tiffane Cochran, Vice President of Research at AccessLex Institute. However, these gaps narrow somewhat when considering ultimate bar passage rates, which measure success within two years of graduation.

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However, the cost of tuition can be a barrier for families considering private school options, limiting access to these institutions. To address this challenge, private K-12 schools can proactively implement strategies to ensure equitable access to financial aid. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

But the state and local resolutions acknowledge Sacramento State’s work on behalf of Black student success and creating pathways of support. This milestone reaffirms Sacramento State’s pivotal role in shaping the future of our community and fostering a more inclusive society.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In legislatures and courtrooms across the country, attempts to ban books, impose educational gag orders, limit what can be taught and by whom, and defund and discredit diversity, equity, and inclusion work in colleges and universities pose a monumental threat to the nation’s future.

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