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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education.

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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To facilitate and sustain positive changes in the academy, influence and pressure from both internal and external sources are necessary. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, DC.

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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Partly because conservatives were successful in assigning negative implications to the term “affirmative action,” the expression diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) came into use to describe and facilitate processes that resulted in greater access and participation for people from marginalized communities. Dr. William B.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025 Copy

Active Minds

Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. His lived experience has shaped his commitment to mental health equity and systemic change. He is passionate about the intersections of racial health equity, health policy, and social justice activism.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025

Active Minds

Active Minds is proud to facilitate change by supporting our fellows through funding, mentorship, and amplification. His lived experience has shaped his commitment to mental health equity and systemic change. He is passionate about the intersections of racial health equity, health policy, and social justice activism.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. CSUN has put an infrastructure in place for faculty and staff recruitment, including equity review officers.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Affirmative action policies have been instrumental in increasing access and opportunities for historically marginalized groups in higher education. Collaboration among various departments, including academic affairs, student affairs, and equity and diversity offices, ensures a comprehensive approach to student and administrator support.