Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position. "At Levine who has led the organization since 2002.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention. The university also gained national recognition for its work in advancing equitable outcomes for historically marginalized students, as reported in Diverse last October.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 20, 2025

From the rise of anti-DEI rhetoric to the elimination of critical educator preparation grants and the erosion of support for education research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the pattern is clear: dismantle the very systems designed to ensure equity and opportunity in education. The damage is already being felt.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the fall of 2018, I was a student organizer for affirmative action and one of eight alumni who took the federal witness stand in the lawsuit Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), Inc. Students and alumni fought to voice the importance of race-conscious policies, campus diversity, and solidarity among communities of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2025

In a climate where DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) is being vilified, this year's panels didn't hold back. Say the words :Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The administration's weaponization of the acronym has become a strategic assault to reassert white supremacy, particularly that of white male dominance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recognized Maryland Governor Wes Moore for his support of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and for being a champion for educational equity. Dr. Michael Lomax, president and CEO of United Negro College Fund (UNCF), presents award to Maryland Governor Wes Moore.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2025

When Breeden first arrived on campus, she was searching for a sense of belonging and found that and more as she navigated toward a calling to transform student affairs, advance equity, and reimagine the relationship between universities and Black communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

student affairs administration/higher education, Ball State University, Teachers College; Certificate, College and University Teaching, Ball State University, Teachers College; Ph.D., Sáenz is the associate dean for Student Success, Community Engagement & Administration at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

On this January day, Curry — who grew up just a short distance from the college — greets the groundworkers and buttonholes administrative staff about the latest developments taking place across campus. Additionally, Curry has secured millions of dollars for student success initiatives. There is much to celebrate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2023

The first Black woman in the position, she revamped the admissions process to make it more holistic, decreasing the emphasis on GPAs and GREs and adding opportunities for applicants to show their compassion, commitment to health equity, and how their life experiences had shaped them.

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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). In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina. McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper.

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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 8, 2025

Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. Martin has since retired, and the college is now led by President Anthony Cruz, who is Hispanic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Since the 2015 launch of Graduation Initiative 2025, a state-backed project to improve graduation rates, the California State University system (CSU) has made significant progress, with students from all groups earning degrees at higher rates. The graduation rate gap between Black and white students is 22.2 But disparities persist.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

College and university administrators should be strategic about how they respond to government attempts to root out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) on campus. It was titled: Supporting Y(our) Students While Feeling Unsupported: Addressing the impact of DEI legislation. Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

For example, Black students in P-12 schools tend to be suspended at higher rates than their racial peers and the belief is that this discipline will teach Black students a lesson to behave in class. This happens by first acknowledging structural issues and then reducing negative impacts on students (Hill et al.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. There must be deliberate and continuous assessment to identify and implement strategies that improve Latino student achievement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2025

A federal judge in New Hampshire delivered a significant legal victory Thursday for proponents of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in education by granting a preliminary injunction against the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D It's my turn to give back to those students that actually have to address barriers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Evidence suggests that many minoritized students already perceive campus environments as racist. Thus, removing mechanisms expressly intended to support the diversification of campus environments sends a strong signal to racially minoritized students that they do not belong in many collegiate spaces. These administrators (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

There may be a loss in critical innovations that women could be making in the present, which damages prospects for developing more female STEM students in the future — as the saying goes, “you can’t be what you can’t see.” STEMM” adds medicine to the standard abbreviation.) Bringing that to light is critical.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They educate close to 40% of American undergraduates — nearly 6 million students. Community college students are more likely to be Black, Hispanic, and from lower-income backgrounds than four-year students. The bad news: graduation rates remain under 50%, and many students who do graduate are not set up for success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

Setty's appointment follows a national search led by Marcilynn Burke, dean of Tulane Law School, and Rebecca Scheller, chief administrative officer at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Sudha has a compelling vision for LSAC and will inspire us all to even greater achievements," said Scheller.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Johnson The allure of a community college presidency lies in the opportunity it affords to effect meaningful change in the lives of our students. Accreditation is the process by which we assure the students and communities we serve that our institutions meet the mark. The college president, however, is responsible for the outcome.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She would like to see underrepresented and marginalized students thrive and succeed in higher education. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It is expected to assist campuses in designing and implementing equity-centered curricular models that connect student learning to career exploration, development of professional purpose, and acquisition of transferrable skills. This work is necessary for advancing higher education, student success, and our economy.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Today, we must capitalize on those gains by going to the polls and voting for candidates who are most inclined to support an agenda of racial and gender equity. Historically, HBCU students and alumni have played a pivotal role in securing the civil rights of not only Black people, but of all marginalized Americans. Please vote!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

The work that we do in the world is so important,” said Kinloch, describing her hopes for advancing equitable policies and practices that benefit students, faculty, staff, communities of people in schools, school districts, and universities around the world. “To Valerie Kinloch’s end goal as an education scholar. Smith University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. Theotis Robinson Jr. The rest is history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. It highlighted the University of Tennessee’s exclusion of Black students. Theotis Robinson Jr. The rest is history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Dr. Steven Jones Jones currently serves as Vice President of Administrative and Student Services at the College located in the city of Moorhead. Prior to pursuing a career in higher education, Jones served as a senior paralegal and law firm administrator for Michael R. Mississippi Delta Community College has named Dr. Steven J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

Two years after a scathing report on gender equity issues, the NCAA commissioned an external, independent review of its progress at championships. “A A continued commitment to equity must be at the center of everything in college sports,” said National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

As colleges and universities begin to feel the pain of budget deficits, reduced student enrollments, rollbacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, questions of bloated administrations, and the like, it is essential to remember what your responsibility is and what is not.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Community Colleges Are Well Positioned Historically, equity and inclusion in higher education have been shaped by various legislation and milestones that improved learner access in America. Remarkably, of those attending, 32% of all community college attendees are first-generation college students.

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