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

JULY 23, 2024

McBride, who is currently a senior advisor to the chancellor and the Gerald Early Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been appointed executive director of the school's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., Sáenz, University of Texas at Austin; Dr. Pamela L. Dr. Robert T.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Success for all students in higher education cannot simply be achieved with a “one-size-fits-all approach,” according to a new equity toolkit from Achieving the Dream (ATD). Equity is everyone's job at an institution,” said Francesca Carpenter, director of equity initiatives at ATD and contributor to the toolkit. “S

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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

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). She will lead and support our accessibility and accommodation programs for students and employees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

Jennifer Collins “I am grateful to have the opportunity to engage with other colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access and opportunity,” said Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins. ATI, formed in 2016, comprises regional and flagship public institutions and leading private colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Carnevale from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce makes a compelling case that U.S. A key focus to achieve these goals is incorporating race-conscious and equity-minded criteria into annual performance evaluations. Economist Dr. Anthony P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.” Also, ensuring that there’s equity in the experiences of our students. Dr. Everrett A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

White At a time when colleges, universities, and their leaders are questioned about how they contribute to students’ futures, it is critical to remember that one of the most essential missions of higher education is building civic bridges and educating engaged citizens. At DePauw University, freedom of expression is a focus.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. We look at their race, their ethnicities, their service and access to languages, and the barriers that they face. It’s not enough to make statements.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

Compared to the average person living in urban areas, people in rural communities often suffer from more inadequate access to healthcare, experience lower quality of care, and have higher mortality risk, Hung said in an email. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Harvard and UNC could produce a similar chilling effect on the measures taken by federal or state governments and institutions that increase access, equity, and inclusion for underrepresented groups in higher education, experts said at the panel. There are big benefits to equity. While the U.S. s “multiracial democracy.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, Reid was a McNair Scholar. Earlier this year, he received the University Graduate Continuing Fellowship. After completing his Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., It’s like exercise.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The Fielding Graduate University community is mourning the death of Dr. Orlando L. The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. from the University of Michigan, where he earned its Distinguished Alumni Award.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. This is the goal for everyone, it’ll be a universal target. This is the goal for everyone, it’ll be a universal target. Photo credit: Jessica Douglas, OMD.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. The Bobby E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. Howard University’s College of Medicine and Meharry Medical College, he said. Sullivan, former Secretary of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2023

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would limit how state public universities can promote equitable access to higher education and foster campus diversity, The Texas Tribune reported. Brandon Creighton Senate Bill 17 – filed by Sen. Brandon Creighton – passed along party lines in a 19-12 vote Apr. Judith Zaffirini.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 1, 2024

Flinders has been named president of Frontier Nursing University. Flinders “I am proud and honored to accept the position of president of Frontier Nursing University,” said Flinders, who is an alum of Frontier. “I Flinders served as professor of nursing and associate provost for faculty affairs at Miami University (Ohio).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. from Howard University and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Whittaker holds a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Although her family is in San Luis Obispo County, she is more than 100 miles from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University. It is the closest university, but it doesn’t offer such a program. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S. Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S. allows private high-cost, for-profit providers to flood the market.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2023

Mamie Voight Citing Chief Justice John Robert’s majority decision on the matter, EducationCounsel co-founder Art Coleman said that it was still possible to strategize and innovate to promote access, equity, and diversity in higher ed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The University of Louisville and Simmons College of Kentucky are partnering on a project to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of a neighborhood and the health of its residents. However, one thing that makes neighborhoods different from each other is access to health-supportive resources.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Sabrina Ali Jamal-Eddine Institution: University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing Graduate Program: Ph.D. in Nursing with a Certificate in Disability Ethics Education: B.S. She added that Jamal-Eddine may face resistance because nursing faculty don’t like hearing they practice and perpetuate ableism.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill highlighted the confusion that such messaging creates when, after their board of governors instituted a DEI ban, university officials voted to divert $2.3 million of previously designated funding to campus police instead. million of previously designated funding to campus police instead.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2023

National University (NU) announced the launch of the Cause Research Institute (CRI), a new applied Research and Development arm that will coordinate research, scholarship, and other innovation efforts focused on social sector challenges, including education, health, human services, and criminal justice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, Reid was a McNair Scholar. Earlier this year, he received the University Graduate Continuing Fellowship. After completing his Ph.D.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

She is chief of staff and chief operating officer for the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center, where she leads partnerships with corporations and educational organizations to illuminate, disrupt, and dismantle racism and inequities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

University of Maryland campus, Memorial Chapel. The University of Maryland (UMD) has released its first report covering the history of their institution and its intersection with slavery, The 1856 Project – Reconstructing the Truth. It’s our own small way to ensure that all voices are heard, and all people are respected.”

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Symplicity

APRIL 10, 2024

This, coupled with a renewed focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in higher education has led many institutions to revamp and reflect on how they are ensuring all students succeed. Students entering higher education with a disability is rising, according to most recent reports, there are roughly 17.3

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2024

King around this time of the year, but I depart from that practice to speak directly to you, the Scholars, Leaders, Activists, Debaters, Vocalists, and Athletes of Wiley University. To be clear, the inability to value the magic produced by HBCUs like Wiley University should “DIE”! Dr. Herman J. Again, magic happens.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Keona Lewis will become assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame, effective Feb. Lewis is currently associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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AUGUST 4, 2024

The Common App has launched its 2024–2025 application for more than 1,100 colleges and universities worldwide. The platform also offers access to a mobile app, comprehensive financial aid and scholarship information, online portfolios, and an extensive library of counselor resources in English and Spanish.

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